Nicholas II and the Jews: Antisemitism in the Reign of Russia's Last Tsar Paperback – January 13, 2025

Nicholas II and the Jews provides a comprehensive look at official policies and personal attitudes toward Russia’s Jewish subjects between 1894-1917, while also providing a contextual analysis of Romanov-Jewish relations prior to the reign of the last Tsar. The book examines pogroms and Antisemitic policies; Western efforts to intercede on behalf of Russia’s Jews; Imperial support for Antisemitic groups like the Union of the Russian People and the Black Hundreds after the 1905 Revolution; the origins of and Tsarist support for the infamous hoax The Protocols of the Elders of Zion; the notorious Beilis trial; and the role of Russian Jews during World War I. An epilogue reveals a rising Antisemitism among certain present-day Russian monarchists, who promote accusations that Nicholas II and his family were victims of a Jewish ritual murder in 1918 as well as the contentious and conflicted legacy of Russia’s last Tsar.Researched and written over the last two decades, this work was given recent relevance given events of the last year and the rise in Antisemitic rhetoric and violence. Read more