Judenhetze
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Anti-Semitism; chiefly in the context of Central or Eastern Europe, from the late 19th century until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945:; Jew-baiting (the harassment, vilification or provocation of Jews, or incitement against them, for anti-Semitic reasons) countable, historical, uncountable, usually
"The Vienna New Free Press, of Oct. 10, reports as follows: On the 26th ult., a persecution of the Jews (Judenhetze, literally Jew-bait) took place in Gorlice (Galicia). A number of peasants forced their way into the synagogue during Divine Service, and commenced maltreating the Jews assembled there."
- 2 Anti-Semitism; chiefly in the context of Central or Eastern Europe, from the late 19th century until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945:; A societal mood of systemic and pervasive anti-Semitism. historical, uncountable, usually
"The Polish or Russian nationality of the vast majority of these foreigners is an equally undisputed fact and a natural consequence of the recent outbreak of Judenhetze in Russian Poland and the adjoining territories."
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More examples"The Vienna New Free Press, of Oct. 10, reports as follows: On the 26th ult., a persecution of the Jews (Judenhetze, literally Jew-bait) took place in Gorlice (Galicia). A number of peasants forced their way into the synagogue during Divine Service, and commenced maltreating the Jews assembled there."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Judenhetze (literally “Jew-baiting”), from Jude (“Jew”) + Hetze (“baiting; agitating; rabble-rousing; witch-hunting”).
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