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GLOSSARY OF "SEMITISM-RELATED" WORDS AND TERMS
Anti-Semitism: A term coined in Germany by Wilhelm Marr, in 1879. Meaning "Hatred of Jews".
Anti-Zionism: Opposition to the Zionist political movement (the Zionist Agenda).
Blood libel: Having to do with "A most barbarous secret for a long time suspected in the Jewish nation...at last came to light in the city of Damascus, that of serving themselves of Christian blood in their unleavened bread...a secret which these 1840 years must have made many unfortunate victims." (Jasper Chasseaud, US vice-consul, Beirut, Lebanon, 1840 CE.) The Jews had named this persistent suspicion and allegation “a libel,” to which they have never admitted, but for which many had been individually accused, indicted, tried, convicted and executed, beginning with the first of such trials in 1144, at Norwich, England, and continuing in England and other countries until the last recorded incident occurred between 1911-13 at Kiev, Russia, with the trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis.
Cabala or cabbala also kabala or kabbala n. 1. Often Cabala A body of mystical teachings of rabbinical origin, often based on an esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. 2. A secret doctrine resembling these teachings.
Dhimmi n. The status given to Jews and Christians under Islam.
Diaspora n. 1. The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century B.C., when the Jews were exiled to Babylonia, until the present time. 2. Often diaspora The body of Jews or Jewish communities outside Palestine or modern Israel.
Genocide n. 1. The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.
Ghetto n. 1. A section of a city occupied by a minority group who live there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure. 2. A section or quarter in a European city to which Jews were formerly restricted.
Holocaust n. The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II: “Israel emerged from the Holocaust and is defined in relation to that catastrophe” (Emanuel Litvinoff).
Israel (Ancient) n. 1. Bible a. In the Old Testament, Jacob. b. The descendants of Jacob. 2. Judaism The Hebrew people, past, present, and future, regarded as the chosen people of God by virtue of the covenant of Jacob.
An ancient kingdom of Palestine founded by Saul c. 1025 B.C. After 933 it split into the Northern Kingdom, or kingdom of Israel, and the kingdom of Judah to the south. Israel was overthrown by the Assyrians in 721
Israel (Modern) n. A country of southwest Asia on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It was created in 1948 on recommendation of the United Nations. Discord with its Arab neighbors has led to a number of wars, notably in 1956-1957 and 1967. Israel has occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (the area west of the Jordan River) since 1967. Jerusalem is the capital and Tel Aviv-Jaffa the largest city. Population, 4,141,400.
Jews: Ethnographically, the population of Asia may be reduced to three great groups, or races, viz: (1) the Mongolian, or Turania, to which belong all the inhabitants of the whole Northern Asia, and as far south as the plains bordering the Caspian Sea, including China, Tibet, the Indo-Malayan peninsula, Japan, Korea, and the Archipelago, making by far the largest part of the population of Asia. The Mongolian race is characterized by its yellow skin, black eyes and hair, flat nose, oblique eyes , short stature with little hair on the body and face. (2) The Aryan, or Indo-Iranian group, to which the great majority of European peoples belong. It extends over the whole of Southern and part of Western Asia, embracing the Hindus, the Iranians, the Medo-Persians, the Armenians, the Caucasians, and the inhabitants of Asia Minor. (3) The Semitic, which extends over the whole of South-western Asia, and comprises the Arabs, the Assyro-Babylonians or Mesopotamians, the Syrians, the Jews, and the entire Mohammedan population of Asiatic Turkey.
Judaism n. 1. The monotheistic religion of the Jews, tracing its origins to Abraham and having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Bible and the Talmud. 2. Conformity to the traditional ceremonies and rites of the Jewish religion. 3. The cultural, religious, and social practices and beliefs of the Jews. 4. The Jews considered as a people or community.
Leper n. A person who is avoided by others; a pariah (social outcast).
Marranos n. pl. Spanish or Portuguese Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity in the late Middle Ages but who continued to practice Judaism in secret.
Novella n. A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching.
Palestine n. Often called “the Holy Land.” Abbr. Pal. 1. A historical region of southwest Asia between the eastern Mediterranean shore and the Jordan River roughly coextensive with modern Israel and the West Bank. Occupied since prehistoric times, it has been ruled by Hebrews, Egyptians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Turks. A British League of Nations mandate oversaw the affairs of the area from 1920 until 1948, when Israel declared itself a separate state and the West Bank territory was awarded to Jordan. Israel occupied the Jordanian area west of the Jordan River in 1967. In November 1988 the Palestine Liberation Organization under Yasir Arafat declared its intention of forming an Arab state of Palestine, probably including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Arab sector of Jerusalem.
Pogrom n. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.
Polemic n. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine.
Protocols of the Elders of Zion: The book in which they are embodied was first published in the year 1897 by Philip Stepanov for private circulation among his intimate friends. The first time Nilus published them was in 1901 in a book called “The Great Within the Small” and reprinted in 1905. A copy of this is in the British Museum bearing the date of its reception, August 10, 1906. All copies that were known to exist in Russia were destroyed in the Kerensky regime, and under his successors the possession of a copy by anyone in Soviet land was a crime sufficient to ensure the owner's of being shot on sight. The Jewish journals say that they are a forgery, leaving it to be understood that Professor Nilus, who embodied them in a work of his own, had concocted them for his own purposes. Mr. Henry Ford, in an interview published in the New York World, February 17th, 1921, said: "The only statement I care to make about the Protocols is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fitted the world situation up to this time. They fit it now."
Semite n. 1. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Near East and northern Africa, including the Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians. 2. A Jew. 3. Bible: A descendant of Shem.
[ Back-formation from Semitic ]
Talmud n. Judaism; The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.
Torah n. Judaism 1. The entire body of Ancient Jewish combined religious and secular law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition. 2. A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services. 3. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. 4. The first five “Books” of the Judeo-Christian Bible.
Zion n 1: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" [syn: {Zion}, {Sion}] 2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel}, {State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}, {Sion}] 3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: {Utopia}, {Zion}, {Sion}].
Zionism n. An organized movement of world Jewry that arose in Europe in the late 19th century with the aim of reconstituting a Jewish state in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the development and support of the state of Israel.
Zionist n. A member or supporter of Zionism.
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