Marr’s Antisemites’ League
1879 or 1881Began between 1 Mar 1879 and 31 Dec 1881.
Marr founded an Antisemites’ League. The Encyclopaedia Judaica has him recruiting members for it in the last 1879 edition of his pamphlet; a Forward column dates its founding to 1881. The league brought the word “antisemite” into political use.
What the sources say
The Encyclopaedia Judaica says Marr recruited members for his Antisemiten-Liga in the last edition of the pamphlet, all of whose editions appeared in 1879.
In the last edition of the book, Marr recruited members for his Antisemiten-Liga (Antisemites' League).Added on 12 Nov 2026Debunk this
Dates itThe Forward column says Marr founded a Bund der Antisemiten in 1881.
who founded a Bund der Antisemiten, or 'Anti-Semitic [Antisemitic?] League,' in 1881.Added on 12 Nov 2026Debunk this
The Jewish Virtual Library entry says Marr's league introduced the word “antisemite” into the political lexicon.
His organization, the League of Antisemites, introduced the word “antisemite” into the political lexiconAdded on 12 Nov 2026Debunk this
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Dates differ
When did Marr found his Antisemites’ League?
The Encyclopaedia Judaica has Marr recruiting members in the last 1879 edition of his pamphlet. The Forward column dates the founding to 1881. Contemporary newspapers would settle it.
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- Marr publishes “The Victory of Jewry over Germandom” (Late March 1879) came before this
The Encyclopaedia Judaica says Marr recruited members for the league in the last edition of the pamphlet.
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