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What does ‘Jew down’ mean, and why do people find it offensive?

Usage of the term in local government forums has been reported several times over the past few months.

By Marcy Oster September 25, 2019 5:13 pm

No, Bono did not disguise himself as a Hasidic Jew

U2 guitarist The Edge was joking about Bono’s cycling apparel.

December 5, 2014 3:41 pm

Austria cancels award to far-right pol

Austria canceled the presentation of a major national award to the leader of an Austrian far-right political party after he mocked Holocaust survivors.

February 2, 2012 2:36 pm

For some schoolkids in southern Italy, meeting their first Jew on Holocaust Day

By Ruth Ellen Gruber January 31, 2012 3:44 pm

CBS reporter Lara Logan called ‘Jew’ in Egypt attacks

By Uriel Heilman February 18, 2011 10:24 pm

Jewish positions on Ground Zero mosque reveal ambivalence

By Ron Kampeas August 3, 2010 9:57 pm

Arab man appeals sentence for rape by deception

By Marc Brodsky July 29, 2010 5:52 pm

Elena Kagan nod would put third Jew on Supreme Court

By Ron Kampeas May 10, 2010 7:57 pm

What’s a Jew to do on Christmas Eve?

By JTA Staff December 18, 2009 1:06 am

Table talk for a Jewish Thanksgiving

By Edmon J. Rodman November 20, 2009 2:56 am

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