1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminRoget's Thesaurus to Eliminate Objectionable Synonyms for Jew - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4btk6JnmvW"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/rogets-thesaurus-to-eliminate-objectionable-synonyms-for-jew">Roget’s Thesaurus to Eliminate Objectionable Synonyms for Jew</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/rogets-thesaurus-to-eliminate-objectionable-synonyms-for-jew/embed#?secret=4btk6JnmvW" width="600" height="338" title="“Roget’s Thesaurus to Eliminate Objectionable Synonyms for Jew” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="4btk6JnmvW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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As a result of objections voiced by the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation League to synonyms given for the word, “Jew,” in Roget’s International Thesaurus, the new edition which the publishers, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, of New York, have on the press will not contain the objectionable references. The Thesaurus, used extensively by authors and writers and […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315