ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ˈɪʃuːz, ænd hˌaʊ pˈɑːlətˌɪks hæv ˈɪnfluːənst ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs tˈɑːlɚɹəns, ʃˈeɪp ˈɔːl θɹˈiː stˈoːɹiz: ðə ɹˈuːts ʌv twˈɛntiəθsˈɛntʃɚɹi ˌæntɪsˈɛmɪtˌɪzəm ɑːɹ tɹˈeɪst ænd lˈɪŋkt tʊ ˈʌðɚ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl dᵻsˈɪʒənz tə jˈuːz dʒˈuːz æz skˈeɪpɡoʊts.
Religious issues, and how politics have influenced religious tolerance, shape all three stories: the roots of twentieth-century antisemitism are traced and linked to other political decisions to use Jews as scapegoats.