JDA and IHRA: What to Know About the Two Definitions of Antisemitism

Two definitions shape the debate on anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel. Aleida Assmann was involved in the elaboration of the JDA. For the "Friday" she wrote down their genesis The decision of the Left Party, instead of the anti-Semitism definition of the "IHRA" to take over the "JDA", strikes high waves. But for many the abbreviations are rather puzzling: they are supposed to describe the same, but are played out polemically against each oth…