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Update made after Germany's Jewish community rejects claim that 'Jude' may be discriminatory due to 'the memory' of word's deployment in Holocaust
The updated definition removed a contentious reference to "Jew" as "discriminatory."
BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust.
The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or Jude in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community. The Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online edition saying that “occasionally, the term Jew is perceived as discriminatory because of the memory of the National Socialist use of language. In these cases, formulations such as Jewish people, Jewish fellow citizens or people of the Jewish faith are usually chosen.” This explanation led to an outcry from leading Jewish groups and individuals who said...
The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community