Jewish nose
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The Jewish nose, or the Jew's nose,[1] is an antisemitic ethnic stereotype[2] referring to a hooked nose with a convex nasal bridge and a downward turn of the tip of the nose.[3] It was singled out as a hostile caricature of Jews in mid-13th century Europe and has since become a defining and persisting element of the overall Jewish stereotype globally.[4][5] In modern times, it has also been adopted by Jews as a part of their identity to spite historic antisemitism.
Research has found that the nose design outlined by this ethnic stereotype is most prevalent among humans living in the Mediterranean Basin,[6] and that this nose is far less prevalent among modern Jews than popularly supposed.[7][8][9]
Among some Jewish communities, such as those in the United States, the so-called "Jewish nose" has come to be effectively "reclaimed" by some Jews as a defining characteristic of their Jewish identity,[10][11] with general Jewish attitudes toward the trait having changed from mostly negative to mostly positive since the 1950s.[12]