Holocaust Vocabulary. Anti-Semitism Discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
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Anti-Semitism Prejudice, hatred and discrimination against
Jews
Many ways of expressing hatred and rage against Jews through violence and words
Jews are targeted as an individual and as a group Jews consider being Jewish an ethnic group (race)
and a religion
Term was created in 1879 by German journalist Wilhelm Marr
Anti = against
Semite = Jewish people
THINK. PAIR. SHARE.Do you think that the Holocaust was a
result of:A) extremist Nazis?OR
B) years of resentment towards Jews (anti-semitism)?
Why do you say so?
Origins This form of prejudice and discrimination
towards the Jews is known as “scape-goating”
Scape-goating : the practice of singling out another group as the reasons for failure in a particular situation
Done to place blame on another group when something is not right/gone wrong
Eg. American cotton economy
Scape-goating deals with power! Who has power, and the reinforcement
of powelessness on another group
Anti-semitism has always existed, but...the Holocaust is its most extreme example
Myths
Myths and false ideas were spread about the Jews
1) E.g. Blood Libel MYTH that Jews used the blood of Christian children for ritual purpose
These myths gave ammunition for others to persecute the Jews
2) E.g. People believed that Jews were responsible for the “Black Death” (1348-1354) A plague spread by rats and killed 1/3 of Europe’s population Jews were the easy target to blame = more violence and
expulsions
Biblical Times Jews have been under persecution for over 2000
years (going back to Biblical times)
In the Old Testament (Bible), there have been many records of persecution towards the Jews Eg. Being casted as slaves in Egypt Eg. Individuals were placed in jail Eg. Individuals were sought after to be hung due to
their refusal of worshipping the “King” of the time
Jews were passionate and faithful to their belief: Refused to worship other gods and idols Stubborn and resented the rulers of the time Did not follow kingdom’s values and beliefs (much
different to theirs) They were thought to be a threat to the ruler and the
ruling class (deviant)
Biblical TimesHowever, there was a split among religious
beliefs With the belief over Jesus Christ and his purpose, a
new form of religion was formed (Christianity)
Christians believed that Jesus was the Saviour of the world, where Jews believed that he was a prophet This caused divide between the two religions Animosity (resentment occurred)
Christians believed that their Saviour was killed at the hands of the Jews (Scape-goating)
The Jews did not believe that Jesus was their saviour and didn’t protest against his crucifixion
Later, Christianity became the main religion throughout Europe, Jews are still not converting – they stay true to their beliefs
Christianity and Judaism
Catholic leaders taught its congregation that the Jews were at fault, making the hatred more wide spread.
Examples of anti-semitism by Christians in historical times:
• Destruction of their temples • Forcing Migration• Forms of punishment for their past wrongdoings and any future wrongdoings that they were going to commit
Reason for anti-semitism was that Jews were not accepting Christianity as their faith (when? Year)
Jews were a threat…
Medieval PeriodWith the dominant religion being Christianity,
Jews often found themselves isolated as outsiders Banned from owning land Forced into “ghettos” Could not earn money in the normal ways of the
time Forced into money-lending and tax collecting by
rulers = UNPOPULAR amongst society (more hate)
1215 – Jews were forced to wear a badge or hat that marked them as different Resulted in Jews being identified which allowed for
attacks to be easier
Pogroms were a “popular” act of Anti-semitism “Hate crime”
Expulsion of Jews Jews were expelled from their countries:
1290 – England 1306 – France 1492 – Spain
Change of life?! JEWS GIVEN RIGHTS – 19th century
Due to the rise of science and technology, previous held beliefs were being challenged
Asking questions and challenging ideas (which the Jews had done before) became normal in this period
Jews were able to live a “normal” life However, people held on to their beliefs of blame
towards the Jews E.g. Just like today with racism
Resentment towards Jews who became successful was growing
Wilhelm Marr (creator) still believed that Jews were unworthy of being a part of European society – believed in Aryan race
Hitler & Anti-Semitism Hitler believed in pure-Aryan race
He believed that Jews were the “reason” for Germany’s problems
Jews at this time owned private banks, worked in the stock exchange, and ran nation’s newspapers This is due to the removal of banishments against
the Jews formally but still were present informally in the minds of citizens and rulers
This allowed for Hitler to easily place the blame on the Jewish (easy target)
Hitler’s Solution? = banish/remove Jews from society
Revival of Anti-Semitism Certain aspects of anti-semitism were brought
back: Jews were marked Forced to live in ghettos (isolation of one race) Unable to work and associate with “Germans”
THINK. PAIR. SHARE.Do you think that the Holocaust was a
result of:A) extremist Nazis?OR
B) years of resentment towards Jews (anti-semitism)?
Why do you think so?
Citations: Prejudice and Anti-semitism. (2011, January
1). . Retrieved May 21, 2014, from http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/anti-semitism/prejudice-and-anti-semitism/#.U315OChzTbw
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “The Holocaust.” Holocaust Encyclopedia. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143. Accessed on [May 21, 2014].