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The US Holocaust Memorial Museum will open at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

What Is Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Antisemitism is prejudice against or hatred of Jews. Learn more about the history of the word and Nazi antisemitism in the Holocaust Encyclopedia.

  • This 13-minute film explains the history of antisemitism from the days of the early Christian church until the mid-20th century.

  • Learn more about the descrimination and persecution faced by Jews in Europe long before the Holocaust.

  • These short videos explore antisemitism today and how it has persisted for thousands of years.

IHRA definition

In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an intergovernmental organization, adopted a Working Definition of Antisemitism to guide its work and educate and sensitize others to the need to confront antisemitism. Since its adoption, the Museum has encouraged support for the definition.