Anti-Semitism
“Anti-Semitism is a particular perception of Jews that can be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Anti-Semitism is directed in word or deed against Jewish or non-Jewish individuals [in the sense of an attribution] and/or their property, as well as against Jewish communal institutions or religious institutions. In addition, the state of Israel, which is understood as a Jewish collective, can also be the target of such attacks. “
The term anti-Semitism emerged in the second half of the 19th century as a self-designation among politically active enemies of the Jews, who wanted to use the term to provide a supposedly “rational” foundation for anti-Semitism. A more recent form of anti-Semitism is “secondary anti-Semitism”. This refers to a form of memory defense in which the Holocaust is relativized with the help of various constructs, for example by blaming Jews themselves for their persecution and extermination.
Source: Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden Württemberg