Anti-Semitism

By: Redactie Joods Monument

Hatred of Jews manifested through hostility toward Jews based on prejudices and stereotypes.

The term anti-Semitism originated in the late 19th century, with the rise of racial doctrine and the view that Jews were a race. This racial doctrine was important in Nazi ideology. See also Nuremberg racial laws in this glossary, and see the website www.cidi.nl/dossiers/an/an.html