Anti-Semitism

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Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who identify as Jewish, often characterized by negative stereotypes and beliefs.

Definition of Anti-Semitism: Understanding the meaning and scope of anti-Semitism.
Historical context of Anti-Semitism: Tracing the long history of anti-Semitism, including its roots in Christian and Islamic religious beliefs.
The Holocaust: Delving into the devastating impact of the Holocaust on Jewish communities across Europe.
Zionist movement: Understanding the historical context of the Jewish movement to establish a homeland in Palestine.
Jews in the Middle East: Examining the history of Jewish communities and their treatment in the Middle East and North Africa.
Contemporary anti-Semitism: Analyzing current forms of anti-Semitism, including racism, hate speech, and discrimination.
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories: Understanding the various conspiracy theories that fuel anti-Semitism.
Holocaust denial: Exploring why some people deny the genocide of millions of Jews during the Holocaust.
Intersectionality and Anti-Semitism: Analyzing how various forms of discrimination intersect with anti-Semitism.
Impact of Anti-Semitism: Examining the personal and collective impact of anti-Semitism on Jewish communities.
Responses to Anti-Semitism: Investigating the various ways in which governments, organizations, and individuals respond to anti-Semitism.
Anti-Semitism and politics: Analyzing the role of anti-Semitism in contemporary politics.
The rise of far-right anti-Semitism: Understanding the role of far-right groups in perpetuating anti-Semitism.
Anti-Semitism in the media: Investigating the influence of the media on the dissemination of anti-Semitic attitudes.
Education and Anti-Semitism: Examining the role of education in addressing and combating anti-Semitism.
"Antisemitism is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews."
"A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite."
"Antisemitism is a form of racism."
"Antisemitism has historically been manifested in many ways, ranging from expressions of hatred of or discrimination against individual Jews to organized pogroms by mobs, police forces, or genocide."
"Although the term did not come into common usage until the 19th century, it is also applied to previous and later anti-Jewish incidents."
"Notable instances of persecution include the Rhineland massacres preceding the First Crusade in 1096."
"The root word Semite gives the false impression that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic people, e.g., including Arabs, Assyrians, and Arameans."
"The compound word Antisemitismus ('antisemitism') was first used in print in Germany in 1879 as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass ('Jew-hatred')."
"The 1894–1906 Dreyfus affair in France."
"The Holocaust in German-occupied Europe during World War II."
"Though historically most manifestations of antisemitism have taken place in Christian Europe."
"Since the early 20th century, antisemitism has increased in the Middle East."
"Various anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire between 1821 and 1906."
"The persecutions of the Spanish Inquisition."
"The Cossack massacres in Ukraine from 1648 to 1657."
"The Edict of Expulsion from England in 1290."
"The massacres of Spanish Jews in 1391."
"The expulsion from Spain in 1492."
"The 1348–1351 persecution of Jews during the Black Death."
"...Antisemitismus ('antisemitism') was first used in print in Germany in 1879 as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass ('Jew-hatred')."