Antiquated portrayals of Jews were often used to characterize that which was undesirable. These stereotypes have long been mainstays among authors such as William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. Aside from characters like Shylock from The Merchant of Venice and Fagin (“Fagin the Jew”) from Oliver Twist, there are also Neil Klugman and Brenda Patimkin in … Continue reading Antisemitic Tropes, Stereotypes, and Assimilation Explored in Goodbye, Columbus