A tenet of classical anti-Semitism is the stereotypical cowardly Jew. In the bigot’s self-promoting and self-affirming mind, Jews can be made to serve but will never volunteer for front-line, or dangerous military service. Mark Twain was one of, if not the greatest American literary humorist, journalist, and observer of American popular culture in the 19th century. He reflected the majority American view of the American Jew. He is a frequent and faithful and capable officer in the civil service, but he is charged with an unpatriotic disinclination to stand by the flag as a soldier -- like the Christian Quaker." “Concerning The Jews, Harper's Magazine, March 1898” Across the “Pond”, Roald Dahl was a famous British author of popula
