Anti-Semitism
Definition
Anti-Semitism is prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic or racial group.
Analogy
Think about someone who dislikes all dogs because they were once bitten by one particular breed. This unfair generalization is similar to anti-Semitism where individuals harbor prejudice towards all Jews based on stereotypes or isolated incidents.
Related terms
Holocaust: The genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million European Jews.
Pogroms: Violent riots aimed at massacre or persecution of an ethnic or religious group particularly one aimed at Jews.
Dreyfus Affair: A political scandal that divided France from its inception in 1894 until it was finally resolved in 1906. The affair is often seen as a modern and universal symbol of injustice for reasons involving state power and anti-Semitism.
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