Philosemitism

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Philosemitism, also called Judeophilia, is "defense, love, or admiration of Jews and Judaism".^[1] Such attitudes can be found in Western cultures across the centuries.^[2] The term originated in the nineteenth century by self-described German antisemites to describe their non-Jewish opponents.^[3][1] American-Jewish historian Daniel Cohen of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies has asserted that philosemitism "can indeed easily recycle antisemitic themes, recreate Jewish otherness, or strategically compensate for Holocaust guilt."^[4]