1881Georg Ritter von Schönerer Adopts the Title "Führer"

Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a pan-German Austrian leader and...
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🚩 Adolf Stoecker Founds Christian Social Party

Adolf Stoecker, German antisemitic preacher and politician, founds the Christian Social Party, which marks the beginning of the political antisemitic movement in Germany.
Adolf Stoecker Founds Christian Social Party (1878)
Political antisemitismChristian Social PartyAdolf StoeckerGermany19th centuryIdeologyAntisemitism
GermanyGermany

🗣️ Heinrich von Treitschke Justifies Antisemitism

Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian and politician, justifies the antisemitic campaigns in Germany, bringing antisemitism into learned circles.
Heinrich von Treitschke Justifies Antisemitism (1879)
IdeologyAntisemitismHeinrich von TreitschkeGermanyAcademic antisemitism19th century
GermanyGermany

🏷️ Wilhelm Marr Coins the Term Anti-Semitism

Wilhelm Marr coins the term Anti-Semitism to distinguish himself from religious Anti-Judaism.
Wilhelm Marr Coins the Term Anti-Semitism (1879)
TermAntisemitismWilhelm MarrIdeologyGermany19th centuryOrigin of the term
GermanyGermany

👤 Georg Ritter von Schönerer Adopts the Title "Führer"

Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a pan-German Austrian leader and antisemite styles himself as "Führer" and he and his followers use the greeting "Heil!"
Georg Ritter von Schönerer Adopts the Title "Führer" (1881)
FührerPan-GermanismAntisemitismGeorg Ritter von Schönerer19th centuryIdeologyAustria
AustriaAustria

🗳️ Rejection of Petition for Jewish Removal from Public Life

The German Reichstag receives and rejects a petition with more than 250,000 signatures, and supported by the Kaiser's personal chaplain, Adolf Stoecker, calling for the removal of Jews from public life.
Rejection of Petition for Jewish Removal from Public Life (1881)
Political antisemitismPetitionAdolf StoeckerReichstag19th centuryIdeology
GermanyGermany

🩸 Tiszaeszlár Blood Libel

The Tiszaeszlár blood libel in Hungary arouses public opinion throughout Europe.
Tiszaeszlár Blood Libel (1882)
Blood libelTiszaeszlárHungaryFalse accusation19th centuryAntisemitism
HungaryHungary