Dropping awkward references to Jewish culture and history into the conversation to pretend not to be anti-Semitic (e.g., “I mentioned the Chofetz Chaim,” “I showed the students a film by Lenì Riftenstahl”). Named after Nivarra, a professor at the University of Palermo, who authored an anti-Semitic post on Facebook in August 2025, which was followed by a clumsy and unconvincing apology.
“He calls to exclude all the Jews, yet he pretends not to be antisemitic. He must have Nivarra syndrome”. “You cancel me from your contacts list because I am Jewish? What you have, Nivarra syndrome?”
by yahya1968 August 30, 2025
Get the Nivarra syndromemug.