A Brazilian newspaper pledged to abolish the use of an anti-Semitic verb in its pages. Jornal do Brasil responded to Jewish readers who criticized a recent headline that used “Jew” as a verb. In Portuguese, the verb “to Jew,” or “judiar,” means to mistreat, to spoil, to mock.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
