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The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its entry on 'Jew,' or 'Jude' in German, after criticism from Germany's Jewish community.

Germany's leading dictionary has changed the definition of the word 'Jew' after recent public outcry.

Dictionary says initial description of 'Jew' as a 'discriminatory word' due to connection to Nazi Germany, revises description to 'a term not perceived as problematic' following criticism from Germany's top Jewish body

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 head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Joseph Schuster, said last week that for him the word “Jew” is neither a swear word nor discriminatory.

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