ABSTRACT

The Berlin Movement refers to those antisemitic writers of the 1870s who began the reaction against Jewish emancipation. This chapter covers some of the first leaders of this movement: Otto Glagau, Franz Perrot, Adolf Stöcker, and Eugen Dühring. What unites these figures is the fear of Jewish domination. They contend that the Jews play the leading role in the stock market, finance, and the press. With his Christian Social Party, Adolf Stöcker began to organize the antisemites politically. The most radical voice is Eugen Dühring, who believed that the danger of Jewish domination should be controlled by severe legislation.