AJC releases latest edition of most common antisemitic terms and expressions
May 14, 2021
(JNS) The American Jewish Committee released on Tuesday an updated and expanded edition of Translate Hate, the group’s widely used glossary of common antisemitic terms and tropes.
According to AJC, the date of the 2021 edition’s release commemorates the second anniversary of the fatal attack on Chabad of Poway, Calif., and includes more than 40 terms and expressions that are examples of antisemitism, explaining their nature when used in certain contexts and their origins.
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AJC releases latest edition of most common anti-Semitic terms and expressions
AJC releases latest edition of most common anti-Semitic terms and expressions
Holly Huffnagle, the organization’s U.S. director for combating anti-Semitism, said “given the proliferation of anti-Semitism online and offline, ‘Translate Hate’ is increasingly recognized as an essential tool.”
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According to AJC, the date of the 2021 edition’s release commemorates the second anniversary of the fatal attack on Chabad of Poway, Calif., and includes more than 40 terms and expressions that are examples of anti-Semitism, explaining their nature when used in certain contexts and their origins.
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“Given the proliferation of antisemitism online and offline, including the introduction of new terms and tropes during the pandemic,
Translate Hate is increasingly recognized as an essential tool,” said Holly Huffnagle, AJC’s US director for combating antisemitism.
The need for the glossary was reinforced by AJC’s 2020
State of Antisemitism ins America report, which indicated that while 53 percent of Americans are familiar with the term and know what it means, nearly half do not; 21 percent have never heard of the word; and 25 percent have heard the word antisemitism but don’t know what it means. These results were called a “stunning lack of awareness” about antisemitism.
AJC Releases New Edition of Innovative Online Antisemitism Resource Translate Hate
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ An updated, expanded edition of Translate Hate, American Jewish Committee s (AJC s) widely-used glossary of common antisemitic terms and tropes, was released today and is now available at AJC.org/TranslateHateGlossary. Release of the edition comes on the second anniversary of the fatal attack on the Chabad of Poway, California.
Translate Hate is an innovative digital resource aimed at enabling Americans of all backgrounds to recognize and expose antisemitic language and images. It also recommends actions to take against hate speech. Since it was first issued in November 2019, the publication has been downloaded tens of thousands of times and shared by AJC staff experts with key political and civic leaders, including Members of Congress and American law enforcement agencies.