Show N Note ote on the Word I ora Jew ew 9 The managing board of oC the league Chicago through the L. L L. L Lewis has issued a card pointing out the uses of the words Jew sew and Jewish which offend Jews in this country The rho card Is mailed to newspaper offices with requests that copy readers follow suggestions con con- tamed We Ve quote as follows from the letter accompanying the card We Ve are inclosing herewith a memorandum on the proper use of the w word rd Tow Mow Mistakes are sometimes made in the use of the word which In the Individual instance seem small but which in the sum total occasion a grave Injustice to two million law abiding citizens o of this country In most instances the mistake is due to ignorance or carelessness on the part of the copy reader We Ve should regard it as a great favor if you would place the card cardIn cardin cardin in a prominent position near the copy desk The following is a copy of the card The word JEW Implies primarily a person professing the Jewish re reo ligion Owing to certain historical causes tho the adherents of this creed are almost exclusively of one race or at gny iny ny rate of persons who for the most part believe themselves to be descended from the people called by the same name in the Bible Dible Hence there is isa a secondary use of the word JEW JEV Implying implying Im plying that the person belongs to a particular race of people quite apart from his religious beliefs There Is however a third use of the word JEW owing to the deliberate erate policy of the medieval church which purposely shut out all reputable i callings to Jews Jew so 60 as to impress upon Christians the superiority of the true faith Hence a certain touch of opprobrium and contempt has attached to the very name JEW which has lasted to some extent down to the present day among the common people and nd even among some of the better educated not one of whom could probably trace the real origin of his prejudice However unjustified and obsolete the prejudice thus attached to the word JEW may be it exists In many minds and has to be reckoned with by the molders of public opinion Jews are naturally and deservedly more sensible to this unconscious prejudice and have at times attempted to introduce introduce intro intro- duce instead of the word JEW other terms such as HEBREW or ISRAELITE in order to obviate it But these have failed to replace the themore themore themore more familiar nomenclature and of recent years the better class of Jews have adopted the policy of boldly identifying themselves with the term JEW with the hope of thus wearing down the medieval associations connected connected con with It With a view to meeting this sentiment among Jews and to avoid catering to the prejudice which all fair minded persons whatever their creed would like to see disappear rules are offered for guidance as to the proper use of the words JEW and JEWISH JEWIS in public prints I |