I thought it was "Jude" but my friend claimed that this word is no longer used because of Nazi connotations. I found his reasoning hard to believe since I thought "Jude" was simply a direct translation of "Jew". I appreciate the help.
2006-11-09 11:26:50 · 11 answers · asked by Sander Lewls 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I am German and I am Jewish. As far as I know I call myself "Jüdin", I go to the Jewish High School (Jüdische Oberschule) and I am a member of the Jewish community (Jüdische Gemeinde), my grandparents are now at the Jewish cemetery (Jüdischer Friedhof)... I could keep on going like this, but I figure I have answered your question.
In Germany, you can say Jude to a Jewish person. However, during the Nazis, it was often used as a curse, like in "dreckiger Jude"(something like "fil thy J ew"). Of course, no comment like this is appropriate in the USA, neither is it in Germany, especially in Germany.
2006-11-10 07:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by Berlinerin 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Jude" is correct. I have seen the word used in modern Germany by Jews to refer to themselves, so there appears to be no association between the word itself and the Nazis.
P.S. I'm not a native German but I studied the language for 7 years and work with several native Germans.
2006-11-09 13:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by kirsten 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm German and Jew would be Jude in German
2006-11-09 21:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by Tiny T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have your answers in previous notes. Jew, Jewish, Jude, Juden --might mean several things to different people --depending on their origin, their nation and their knowledge of the religion, people, nation (the Jewish nation=Israel), sometime called Hebraic -- that is where your friend has a claim -- probably calling Jews=Hebrews will lessen the impact. whatever the case a Jew is all of this and most of the time more. hope it helps.
2006-11-09 11:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by s t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not a native German speaker, but I've taken advanced classes, and in articles and such, it was always written as "Jude". Never heard it might be pejorative...
2006-11-09 11:29:14 · answer #5 · answered by nellierslmm 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Jude" und "jüdisch" are still the words used.
Germans don't go for political correctness anyway the way Americans do, although the disease is starting there ,too.
I am a native speaker.
2006-11-09 11:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is and has always been Jude or Juden. and really it's seen as just another word, like Indian, is Indian wrong beacuse it was a racial slur at one time? nope, Indians are still Indians, and Jews are still Jude or Juden in Germany
2006-11-09 11:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by essexsrose 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My evil grandmother pronounced "Jew" by spitting on the ground
But then she thought Hitler had some good ideas, and got a raw deal
In concentration camps they were called "jew" along with a slew of other names. they were called Biblical names as a derogatory insult (it wasn't)
May we never see another holocaust
2006-11-09 11:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
J U D E
2006-11-10 05:08:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct.
2006-11-09 11:40:51 · answer #10 · answered by karen wonderful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋