Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Cultural differences
made the Jews
standout
– Only monotheistic
religion
– Refusal to accept
dominant religion
• Labeled by the
Romans as “stubborn,”
“clannish,” and
“hostile”
History of Anti-Semitism
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Simon of Trent Blood Libel
(Ritual Murder Accusation)- 1475
• You Can’t Live Among Us; Simon of Trent
became a ‘cult” saint.
• The rumors and the antisemitic priests who
supported this created a long standing cult of
haters who keep the the myth of ritual murder
alive.
• The papacy under Pope Paul rejected this in
1965
William of Norwich, England
First Known Blood Libel - 1144
USURY – TAX COLLECTORS . Jews Cannot Own Land
Lending Money for interest was prohibited by the Catholic church for Christians.
It was left for the Jews to do, as they were limited in what professions they could
pursue and were not allowed to own land. Some Jews became tax collectors for
the nobles and lords of the varied medieval countries and lands
Tortosa
Jews Burned because of Black Death 1348-1350
Because Jews were
less susceptible to
the Black Plague
than their neighbors
(likely the result of
Jewish ritual
regarding personal
hygiene), Jews were
accused of poisoning
Christian wells, were
thought to be the
source of the plague.
As this image
illustrates, Jews
were expelled,
tortured and
murdered for the
"crime."
• You Can’t Live; Jews did
have lesser mortality rates
because of mikveh and
keeping clean, compared
the masses during feudal
times. Therefore they were
seen as perpetrators and
poisoners of water. Killing
Jews by burning would
cleanse the souls of the
heretics. Torture for
confessions was used
frequently.
Jews in Hell
Jews, Conversos, Marranos Burned at the Stake in Auto da Fes
Inquisition and Expulsions
Expulsion Edict signed
by Ferdinand and
Isabella. The Jews had
to leave on Tishah B’Av
in 1492. The same day,
Christopher Columbus
was to have begun his
first exploratory mission
to the New World.
Columbus wrote in his
diary that there were so
many ships in the
harbor that his ships
could not leave until
two days later.
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Inquisition and Expulsions
There were expulsions from many lands
including Germanic lands, Spain, Portugal,
England, parts of France and other European
areas. Jews went wherever they could. Some
ended up in Poland. Many went to Italy,
Holland, German lands. Some went to Israel,
then known as Palestine.
They used all forms of transportation to save
their lives. Many stayed in Spain and Portugal
and converted to Christianity. They were known
as Conversos and Marranos (pigs) when they
were discovered practicing Judaism in secret.
Ghettos – Not a Modern Term
In 1516, Venice’s ruling council were unsure if they should allow Jews to continue
living in the city, even after 500 years of having a Jewish population. They let the Jews
stay. The only way, though, was to segregate them into Ghetto Nuova, a small, dirty
island. This introduced the world to the first ghetto. The word “ghetto” is from the
Italian getto meaning “casting” or Venetian geto meaning “foundry,” which is what
was near the Gheto Vechio. Soon after many European City Councils adopted this
means of keeping the Jews in a position of continuing to be the “Old religion.”
Modern Antisemitism
The 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew in the French army was
accused of “high treason” on trumped-up charges. The Dreyfus
Affair, directly influenced, then journalist, Theodore Herzl to
realize that there must be homeland for the Jews. He covered the
Dreyfus case and witnessed the disgrace of the French-Jewish
Captain. Herzl, an assimilated Jew, heard the venomous
antisemitic catcalls from the crowd. This helped him realize that
the Jews needed a homeland. This one event made Herzl act and
he initiated the first Zionist Congress in Katowitz, Poland in 1897.
51 years later the modern state of Israel was born.
Nazi Antisemitism
NAZI Germany: Warning on a Jewish Business in 1933:
“You Jewish Pig; May Your hands rot off”
Nazi Antisemitism
Images Used During Nazi Era
How Did They Do It?
Nazi as Master Race - Jew as Shylock and
Powerful Communist
Propaganda
Der Sturmer Evil Caricatures
Nazi Antisemitism
Images Used During Nazi Era from Der Sturmer (Julius Streicher)
“A frog sat in the green grass. He “Ignorant, lured by gold, They stand
didn’t do this, he didn’t do that, disgraced in Judah’s fold. Souls
he didn’t do anything at all. poisoned, blood infected, Disaster
Blinded by the glitter of gold, broods in their wombs.” 1934
everyone flew into his mouth.”
1933
Palestinian Antisemitism
Palestinian Authority and its Media Messages to the Palestinians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-vXcqh82Phc
This is one of thousands of videos from Palwatch, an organization that monitors the
Palestinian Authority. They, reveal what the official “representative governmental
entity”, the Palestinian Authority shows on TV to their people.
Is There a Connection Between the Nazis and the
Palestinians?
Is There a Connection Between the Nazis and the
Palestinians?
Antisemitism in the USA & Europe
Despite our cozy lives, many hate
websites exist that emanate out of the
United States. Jews, among others are
the targets of these narrow-minded sites
and extremists. One of the oldest
websites is called “Stormfront”, a white
supremacist site that is headquartered in
West Palm Beach, FL. Many of these
hate sites include the Longest Hatred,
antisemitism, as a cornerstone of their
scape-goading practices. Many
“revisionist” websites support this or are
linked to this site. Revisionists deny the
Holocaust ever happened.
The Longest hatred persists, even worse,
in Europe, where as many 1/3 of all Jews
who live in Europe say they would
emigrate from their countries because of
fear of the rising tide of antisemitic acts
of violence and threats.
If you tell a lie enough, it becomes the
Big Lie. Less informed and hateful
people believe the lies and half-truths.