Anti-Semitism
Definition
Anti-Semitism refers to hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.
Analogy
Think of anti-Semitism like a computer virus that infects the system (society) and targets specific files (Jews), causing harm and disruption. Just like how we need antivirus software to protect our computers, education and awareness are needed to combat anti-Semitism in society.
Related terms
Holocaust: The genocide during World War II where approximately six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany.
Pogroms: Violent riots aimed at the massacre or persecution of an ethnic or religious group, particularly one aimed at Jews.
Zionism: A movement for the re-establishment and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.
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What is anti-Semitism?
What links exist between the anti-Semitism that precipitated the Holocaust and medieval Europe's persecution of Jews during the Black Death?
How did Enlightenment thinking indirectly contribute to the seeds of Anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust?
In what way did domestic policies related to anti-Semitism in Germany influence other nations during WWII?
What was Kristallnacht and why is it considered significant in the history of anti-Semitism in Germany?
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