You and I have no quarrel then.
John McManus regularly gives talks on "the Jewish menace" to right wing Catholic groups. As a matter of fact, the leadership used these talks to blackmail him into falling into line at a certain point. I realize you will not take my word. I suggest you check into the blog of William Norman Grigg, a former JBS member and apologist, who knows this first hand.
I was a Society member during the Jimmy Carter years and at first I thought they were the greatest thing ever. Unfortunately, in addition to promoting anti-Semites like Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford as heroes they also carried and sold the works of Nesta Webster (an anti-Semite whose work legally belonged to an out-and-out anti-Jewish outfit called the Britons; rather than use them the JBS sold illegal pirate copies) and Prince Michel Sturdza (an abominable Romanian Iron Guard apologist). I was also told by my coordinator that some prominent Society members did indeed believe the "conspiracy" was Jewish (he cited Medford Evans in particular, but though he was a member of the Citizens' Council I have never seen evidence that Evans was anti-Jewish or even anti-Israel). However, renowned Bircher John Schmitz was a friend and supporter of Willis Carto, and Liberty Lobby's attorney was a JBS Council member (Clyde Lewis or Clyde Watts; I forget which).
The JBS-affiliated magazine American Opinion, while adopting a black and white, us vs. them attitude with regard to most world conflicts, took an uncharacteristically (or was it?) "even-handed" position on Israel and the Arabs. This is also the magazine that published the articles on Ford and Lindbergh.
Many prominent anti-Semites and "identity" people got their start in the JBS: Lt. "Jack" Mohr, Willis Carto, even Ben Klaassen (atheist founder of the "church of the creator") spent time in the Society where they imbibed just enough "conspiracy theory" to come to the conclusion implied by the Society's anti-Semitic contacts. JBS Council member Charles "Chuck" Carlson maintains a web site, "We Hold These Truths," which is vehemently anti-Israel and has a section called "Pharisee Watch." G. Edward Griffin's web site once posted a letter by someone who wanted to know why he posted so much conspiracy theory on his web site but didn't attack Israel. Griffin replied, not that doing so would be wrong, but that doing so would "turn people off" and you got more people listening by not attacking Israel.
The reason I joined the JBS was a Jewish Bircher named Alan Stang. He is now a "Baptist preacher" and a lunatic.
I have corresponded with Jewish Birchers on this subject before. I know I will not be able to sway you. But I know what I know. You do not have to agree with me. But I am not making this stuff up. These were and have been my experiences of the JBS, which I regard as the "blue lodge" of the anti-Semitic movement (and yes, they are not "officially" anti-Semitic because if they were they wouldn't be the "blue lodge," would they)?
Oh, I neglected one other little bit of information. For a while some dissident Birchers had an organization called the Robert Welch Foundation (whose web site posted headlines like "thousands of queer Jews march in Jerusalem" while promoting homosexual anti-Semite Justin Raimondo). After corresponding with the site maintainer a couple of times he responded by threatening me with physical violence, which I regarded then and regard now as one of the most childishly immature things I have ever seen.
Your mileage may vary. This is mine.
I appreciate it. I am familiar with many of the names you mention but did not know they were at one time or another affiliated with JBS. You got into it much more deeply than I and know more about it than I. For me, it was a souce to produce radio shows. So, they somewhat concealed their Jew hatred. Oh well, it doesn’t surprise me. I knew a long time bircher in southern Oregon when I was doing radio who utterly hated Jews but loved me cause I devoted much air time to the conspiracy they said was real. The guy is dead now. He was a professing Christian. Wonder if you can be born again truly and have vile hatred for God’s chosen people in your heart. After all, Jesus and the Prophets were all Jews. You are Jewish. Are you a believer? Have you read the Torah, The Prophets? The New Testament? I don’t dispute the truth of what you have said and yes, you have presented the evidence and I draw the conclusion that you are right and I am wrong regarding the JBS. What do you think of lewrockwell.com? Just curious? Thanks. Hank