The hatred before the Holocaust?

Question

Where, exactly, did the hatred in of the Jews in Europe come from? Can you give me come examples?

Answer 1

You are asking a HUGE question and people are going to give you tons of answers, some factual, some based in their own prejudice. I hope some Jewish and non-Jewish people who lived through the Holocaust in Europe choose to answer your question.

All I can say is that hatred of another race, religion or culture usually comes about out of fear of what the person doesn't understand about people that are different religiously, socially, etc., from how they are. It happens when families pass on prejudice ideas about others. It also has at it's roots an individuals low self-esteem for themselves, which often cause them to need to look down on others, in order to feel better about themselves.

But of the hatered of the Jewish people, by some groups and some individuals is based upon people mis-using the Holy Bible to say that since they are not Christians, they should be done away with. When in fact the Holy Bible repeatedly states that the Jewish people were and are a chosen people of Jesus Christ who will one day come to realize it was the Savior whom they crucified and know He still loves them.

As far as Europe, the Jewish people I have talked to who lived through the Holocaust, said that it began with leaders long before Hitler who believed their nation must be a pure race, not the human race, a race as in color and ethnicity. The belief grew among people until it was out of control because good people stood by and did nothing until it was too late. Hitler simply used the Jews to focus his people's hate on, not all the people, but many. He actually only wanted blond hair, blue eyed people to exist who were that he believed were Europian that had no other racial mix in them, but that of being a white Europian. So even if you looked white, but had a black ancestor, a chineese ancestor, a mexican ancestor etc., then you should die as he saw it. He wanted to actually kill and did kill people over moral issues, such as being homosexuals. For being of a faith he felt wasn't the correct one. For being decenants of bi-racial marriages of any combination. He inprison and killed homeless people of all races and religions. As his hatred grew he included more and more groups in his extermination orders.

I hope you learn a lot and get a lot of REAL and concrete answers to your question. But realize, hatred like what happens in our world today, what happend to Millions of Jewish people, always begins with a person feeling so insecure about themselves, they have to find someone to hate, to look down upon in order to feel better about themselves.

Answer 2

Jews don't assimilate into the general society very much. In Europe they maintained a language distinct from other languages, Yiddish among Askenazi and Ladino with the Sephardim, and tended to live together, even when they were not forced, in Ghettoes (which is an Italian word for an Island the Jews were forced to live on in Venice) and Shtetls in Northern Europe. In other words, even when they were not forced into their own communities, they went to them.

The difference between Yiddish and the host countries languages creates a zenoglossophobia and the differences in their life styles (not assimilating into the general culture) caused a zenophobia. Phobia means fear; zeno means foreign and glosso refers to language. What this evolved into was a hatred of the Jews almost all over Europe, and it is very bad now, and thus persecution and murder of the Jews.

There is a growing distrust of Jews throughout Europe again and also in the United States. Those Jews who came into the US prior to the 1890s Russian Pogroms had to come through Charleston, SC which was the only port in the US to allow Jews in up to that time. Most kept their Judaism, but assimilated to the point that they becamer respected businessmen and thrived in the South. Judah P. Benjamin was the Secretary of the Treasury, amongst other things in the Confederacy and David Yulee was the Senator from Florida.

Today, in the US, there is growing anti-Jew feelings all over the country. The same is true of most of Europe, certainly Germany and Italy, which reminds me of the line in "Fiddler on the Roof" where the main man asks a question and then answers it. "Do you know why Jews always wear a hat?" "It is because they never know when they will be asked to leave."

Most of the problems in the US relate to the unbalanced relationship with Israel where a country that has .001% of the world population gets the bulk of US aid. Others have feelings about how the Jews treat the Palestinians - with US weapons and US money. Carter's book relates to the second problem and if you look in this morning's Atlanta Journal and Constitution, you will see about 10 letters to the editor supporting Carter.

Answer 3

The Jews of Europe were perceived as an insulated "other". This was true to a point. Many had no opportunity to acculturate if they wished to because of laws preventing assimilation and demanding separation. As others have answered, the simple reason used most frequently was the "murders of Jesus" business. Thus forgetting the wholly Jewish nature of Himself. Another was the business of loaning money on interest. Since thought European history laws were made to prevent Jews from following any other trades, and for Christians from loaning money at interest, they naturally followed these trades. While there were indeed Jews who were small time pawnbrokers, many had large amounts of capital who were prevailed upon to grant loans to various European rulers at very advantageous rates of interest, under threat of expulsion or worse. So, when these loans were not paid back, or when the people clamored for assistance, or were struck by disease or any natural catastrophe The rulers could and did blame the Jews. usually throwing in the Jesus business, the ritual eating of Christian Babies, The enslavement and transportation of good Christian girls to the mysterious east, or some such hooey. Not that the ordinary citizens needed much encouragement. Presto Populations frustrations exhausted by a good pogrom, rulers debts canceled in the fire, and a few less Jews. Everybody is happy. Unity restored.

The Jews are not the only "other" in Europe, Gypsies too. Most of the rest of the population against the other part. Everybody has suffered some of it in smaller ways, But the Jews stand out and are available to nearly everyone. All it takes to be the "other" is to be "Not Us". a different appearance, the more marked the better. A different dress, A different religion, no matter how small the difference, a different diet. a different world view, not wearing socks. Humankind enjoys bullying and destroys, expels or subjugates the "other" where ever it is found. You know, Them; the smell funny they are dirty, who knows what they are doing in there. ( Add devotional building of you choice) they don't eat ... (Fill in the blank)They breed like rabbits. They won't be us. And damn it we won't let them.

This is not all there is to it, and its not simple, but its one of humanity's ugly bits, It deserves examination and study. The concept of race is an outmoded, nonexistant model of human difference. Would that we could expunge it without destroying varibiliy.

Answer 4

Hatred of Jews spans millennia, and there were small-scale Holocausts all through European history. Many countries expelled Jews during the middle ages (England, Spain, etc.--Western European countries), tortured them/forced them to convert (this one was mainly Spain), forced them into money-lending (and sometimes tax-collecting) and then despised them for charging interest or collecting taxes (just about everyone), blamed things such as the Black Plague on them (definitely England, not sure where else...probably a bunch of places, the plague hit Europe hard), and attacked them routinely just for fun (think eastern Europe for this one--Russia, Poland, Lithuania, etc.....these attacks were called the Pogroms).

There are too many reasons for these terrible things to delve into it right now, but it is a fascinating topic which is very easy to research. Good luck with whatever you are doing!

Answer 5

Hatred of minority religions that declare themselves to be the 'chosen ones' is natural to some extent due to the cause and effect of any group that becomes powerful excluding others.
The WW2 conflagration re. Jews has been said to have been caused by Hitler's personal pathological hatred of Jews due to his mother dying from cancer while under the care of a Jewish doctor (while he was a child) and their exemption from fighting in WW1 on religious grounds while he was a soldier on the losing side.

Answer 6

I'm now not totally definite however I feel it is for tons of motives - such as you mentioned, as a sort of decay, less complicated disposal of our bodies, might be they saved the garments for a few intent. Plus they made the gasoline chambers appear like showers to trick the Jews into now not panicking, in order that can have some thing to do with it. I'm feeling in poor health simply considering it now :(

Answer 7

Some Christians blame Jews for killing Jesus.

Others didn't like the Jews because the Jews charged interest for loans.

Answer 8

It's been going on for millennia all over the world, not just Europe. Don't really know how it all started. Something from the Bible?

Answer 9

The poor and dim never did care much for the rich and educated.

Answer 10

the holy romans and adolf hitler.