Dave Rich

{{short description|British author}}

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Dave Rich is Head of Policy at the Community Security Trust[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/18/labour-antisemitism-code-jeremy-corbyn Labour’s antisemitism code exposes a sickness in Jeremy Corbyn’s party], Dave Rich, The Guardian, 18 July 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.adl.org/dr._dave_rich?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7qP9BRCLARIsABDaZzgKyP5kJrqKEOtf0tSl9Wj16rjk-vGnrczQvSrGqH3fiH8bDzJAQFcaApsIEALw_wcB|website=Anti-Defamation League|title=Dr. Dave Rich|access-date=2020-11-09}} and is a leading expert on left-wing antisemitism, according to The Jewish Chronicle.[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-should-no-longer-get-benefit-of-the-doubt-over-rise-of-labour-antisemitism-1.473871 Jeremy Corbyn should not get 'benefit of the doubt' over rise of Labour antisemitism, leading author says], The Jewish Chronicle, 13 December 2018 He is an associate research fellow at the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, where he completed his PhD.{{cite news|last1=Fraser|first1=Jenni|title=This man wrote the book on British Labour anti-Semitism — literally|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/this-man-wrote-the-book-on-british-labour-anti-semitism-literally/|work=The Times of Israel|date=3 October 2016}}{{cite thesis |date=2015 |title=Zionists and anti-Zionists: political protest and student activism in Britain}}

Rich's first book, published in 2016, The Left's Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti‑Semitism, began as his doctoral dissertation.{{Cite journal|last=Wagner|first=Leslie|date=2017-01-02|title=The Left's Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti-Semitism|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/23739770.2017.1320738|journal=Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs|volume=11|issue=1|pages=105–108|doi=10.1080/23739770.2017.1320738|s2cid=204340555 |issn=2373-9770}}{{cite news|last1=Rich|first1=Dave|title=The Left's Jewish Problem|url=http://fathomjournal.org/dave-rich-the-lefts-jewish-problem/|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Fathom|date=20 October 2016}}

He has since written Everyday Hate: How Antisemitism Is Built Into Our World – And How You Can Change It, published in 2023 to largely positive reception.{{Cite news |last=Walter |first=Natasha |author-link=Natasha Walter |date=2023-03-05 |title=Everyday Hate by Dave Rich review – how antisemitism is built into our world |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/05/everyday-hate-by-dave-rich-review-how-antisemitism-is-built-into-our-world |access-date=2023-12-11 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Tanya |author-link=Tanya Gold |date=2023-03-01 |title=The uncomfortable truth about anti-Semitism in the UK |language=en-GB |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/uncomfortable-truth-anti-semitism-uk/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |issn=0307-1235}} Writing for The Guardian, Natasha Walter wrote that "Rich’s most precious contribution to the current debate is undoubtedly the line that he draws from historical antisemitism to the crazy conspiracy theories of today. These theories, which put Jewish bankers at the heart of an oppressive global elite, are not only threatening Jews – they are threatening everyone’s hope of making progress towards a more sustainable and equal world." A more critical review was written by Stephen Bush for the Financial Times.{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Bush |date=2023-01-13 |title=Questions of privilege |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e7d1c638-03d2-469c-915c-f62e2fbd7772 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Financial Times}}