Self-hating Jew
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The terms "self-hating Jew", "self-loathing Jew", and "auto-antisemite" are pejorative terms used to describe Jews that oppose certain characteristics that the claimant considers core to Jewish identi
Cover of one edition of Theodor Lessing's 1930 book Der jüdische Selbsthass
Theodor Lessing
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Karl Theodor Richard Lessing was a German philosopher.
Self-hating Jew
…used to describe Jews who had internalized antisemitic tropes. Recognition of the concept gained widespread currency after German-Jewish philosopher Theodor Lessing published his 1930 book Der jüdische Selbsthass (lit. 'Jewish Self-Hatred'), which sought to explain a perceived inclination among secular Jewish…
Lessing between 1925 and 1930
Grave of Lessing in Marienbad (Mariánské Lázně)