anti-Jewish

adjective

an·​ti-Jew·​ish
ˌan-tē-ˈjü-ish,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Jewish (audio)
: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward toward Jewish people or the Jewish faith : anti-semitic
anti-Jewish rhetoric
His letters to his mother in 1939 and 1940 are filled with his revulsion for Hitler's policies, including his anti-Jewish policies and atrocities.Raymond Sokolov

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According to the Chicago Police Department’s Hate Crime Dashboard, there have been 71 anti-Jewish hate crimes in the city in 2024, up from 50 in 2023, and 39 in 2022. Beth Bailey, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024 West Ridge a hotbed of anti-Jewish hate crimes, police data show In: San Francisco International Airport Dulles International Airport United Airlines Alex Sundby Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 Ross canceled the interview after a phone call with Ye, during which Ross said Ye made anti-Jewish comments. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024 To one group, UCLA has become a hotbed of antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, a campus led by an administration that has not taken enough action to address pro-Palestinian demonstrations that violate university rules and veer into anti-Jewish tropes and slogans. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Jewish 

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Jewish was in 1786

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“Anti-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Jewish. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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