U.S. Bishops and American Jewish Committee join together to fight antisemitism

In an effort to “continue building bridges and combat antisemitism,” the U.S. Bishops’ Conference and American Jewish Committee have published a new version of the latter’s glossary of antisemitic rhetoric that is annotated with the Catholic perspective on each definition.

On Dec. 11, the two organizations announced the release of Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition, which adds annotations from the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical Affairs with the Catholic perspective on the antisemitic terms, phrases, conspiracies, cartoons, themes, and memes, detailed throughout.

The USCCB said the resource “paves the way for deeper and wider cooperation in a shared commitment to eradicating antisemitism at a time when recent events have challenged Catholic-Jewish relations.” Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton noted that the rise of antisemitic incidents both globally and in the United States are a reminder that there is more work to be done.

“This project is but one example of the fruits of our collaboration that we hope will have wide-ranging impacts as Catholics and Jews continue building bridges and combat antisemitism together,” Bambera, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs said in a statement.

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