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Italy Bans Dictionary Calling Anti-semite “poorly Civilized

June 19, 1941
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The popular Italian dictionary compiled by Prof. Vittorio Manfredi, which is widely circulated in Italy, has been banned by the Fascists because it defines “anti-Semite” as “a poorly civilized person hostile towards and fighting Jews,” it was reported here today.

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