: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination 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.—
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Kirk sought to construct a conservative populism that did not get mired in the morass of anti-Jewish conspiracism.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
As the city reported, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 58% over 2023.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The act of vandalism comes at a time when anti-Jewish hate is on the rise in the United States and around the world.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
As the city reported, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 58% over 2023.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The act of vandalism comes at a time when anti-Jewish hate is on the rise in the United States and around the world.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Jewish. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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