Antisemitism is defined as hostility and prejudice toward Jews as well as taking discriminatory action towards Jewish people. Some consider antisemitism to be a form of racism.
The word antisemitism finds its roots in the German word antisemitisch, first used in 1860 by Austrian Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider, in his work regarding false ideas of "Semitic races" in comparison to "Aryan races." However, the discriminatory ideas and actions towards Jews have existed since long before the term was coined.
Early incidents of antisemitism and anti-Jewish persecution include the Edict of Expulsion from England in 1290, the persecution of Jews across Europe during the Black Death from 2348 - 1351, and the Spanish Inquisition and expulsion from Spain in 1492.
The 20th century saw both the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews, and the expulsion of Jews from countries across the Middle East, leading to the displacement of approximately 850,000 Mizrahi Jews.
In recent years both Europe and the US have seen a steady increase in antisemitic incidents, and 90% of Jews in the European Union have said that they feel this is a serious problem.
Amid the rumors, Jewish leaders at Brown along with members of the board issued a statement praising Jewish life on campus.
Eleven of those schools implemented new policies in the last month, while the other eight made the Jewish anti-bigotry group aware of existing policies that had not factored into the initial grades.
Author Dara Horn explores Jewish time and memory in her new middle-grade graphic novel "One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe."
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist with ties to antisemites, urged Trump to fire “neocons.” Days later, multiple NSC officials were ousted.
Swarthmore College is under fire after suspending a student two months before graduation after the student took part in SJP protests on campus.
The administration's action makes Brown the latest academic institution targeted by Trump over this issue.
Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno made the comment to reporters outside the Senate chamber as members of his caucus struggled to agree on a path forward to try to pass Trump's tax-cut agenda.
On February 27, 2025, she wrote, "Beverly Hills has always stood against antisemitism and injustice"
"Her reappointment would show the UN tolerates antisemitic hatred and support for terrorism," the letter concluded.
Hillel’s CEO warned that Trump’s deportation plans and funding cuts could fuel antisemitism and unfairly target Jewish students.
JPOST Digital Library
