Schvartze

 ( African American–jewish Relations ) 

Schvartze (from ; cf. German: ; OED) is a racial slur for black people in the Yiddish language.

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Etymology Schvartze is derived from the Yiddish word schvarts, which means "black". The term was rare prior to the 20th century. An article for the Washington Jewish Week refers to it as "the S-word".

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About The term schvartze has been described as "the Jewish N-word" or "the Yiddish N-word".

Among white South African Jews, the term has a history of being used to describe Black South Africans, as well as Indian South Africans and Coloureds.

Black Jewish writer Michael W. Twitty noted in 2017 a handful of public instances in which the term was used. He notes that he had never heard the term used in earlier stages of his life and spoke against a return of the word's use, comparing it to the term "Cushi". Black Orthodox Judaism rabbi Shais Rishon rejected the notion that the term is not meant to be offensive and racist, writing that

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Responses In 1991, the stand-up comedian Jackie Mason was criticized by African-American organizations including the NAACP, when he called New York City mayor David Dinkins "a fancy shvartze with a moustache"; Mason later apologized.Thomas S. Hischak (2003), Enter the Players: New York Stage Actors in the Twentieth Century In 2009, Mason referred to Barack Obama as a shvartze during one of his stand-up routines, which prompted members of the audience to walk out.Bill Hutchiinson. " Comments about President Obama by Jackie Mason draw racism charges". New York Daily News, March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

In 2021, the Republican Jewish Coalition and other Jewish groups in North Carolina urged Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson to apologize for antisemitic comments, including a Facebook post that said the film Black Panther was created by an "agnostic Jew" and a "satanic Marxist" in order to extract "shekels out of your Schvartze pockets." Robinson refused to apologize.

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See also

• African American–Jewish relations
• Cushi
• Jews of color
• Racism in Jewish communities
• Nigger

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External links

• Letter to the Editor: To Yiddish Speakers, 'Shvartzer' Isn't Hateful, The New York Times

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