What were the historical reasons for Nazi anti-semitism?

Question

I can think of the following:
The heritage of Christian anti-semitism, both Catholic and Protestant.
A neo-pagan revulsion against the Ten Commandments, directed at the Jews as their perceived origin.
A Nietzschean opposition to the Christian ethic of compassion and equality, displaced unto the weaker and more vulnerable Jews, since a direct attack on Christianity would have been more difficult.
Projection of German negative qualities (self-centredness, racial pride etc.) unto a group (the Jews) perceived to have similar qualities (we always dislike most in others our own negative qualities).
The association of Jews with finance and money-lending, since historically other areas had been closed to them.
What other reasons were there?
No racist rants please, particularly illiterate ones. Thanks!

Answer 1

If you read Mien Fampf - Hitler will spell it out for you from the Germans early 1930's perspective. Basically, the same criticisms that you hear today - IE a closed society, siezing the mantles of power ( academy, media etc. ) in every society where they take root, their relentless badgering of society to abandone their sacred traditions while they jealously hold onto theirs, corruption of societal morals through media and arts ..

Answer 2

I think you already answer your question, but if I may add, the Jews were in a better position when the majority of Germans were in poverty and depression. I think, they Germans resented most of the Germans Economy was owned by the Jews.

Answer 3

I think you nailed it on most points. Also the tendency of most despots to blame a vunerable group for the problems of the larger population (like racial and sexual minorities too).
I recently learned that the contact the Nazis had with the Arab populations led to much of the anti-Semitism in the Mid-East.

Answer 4

The German Catholics were those many families in Germany that died protecting Jews.