Types of Anti-Semitism

Racial Anti-Semitism

Blut und Boden- Jews were not German blood and did not have German roots- were contaminating the Aryan race

Economic Anti-Semitism

Jews were money lenders, tax collectors/exchange

Myths that came from Economic Anti-Semitism

They were paddlers, they got rich by unfair means, they were speculators

Religious/Christian

1. Messiah Issue- Jews don't see Jesus at the Messiah 2. Crucifixion Issue- Christians believe the Jews killed Jesus

Myths that came from Religious Anti-semitism

1. Ritual Murders- Jews loved to kill christ 2. Blood Libel- Simon- "Jews need the blood of innocent children", anytime a child went missing Jews were blamed

Political antisemitism

1. Wandering Jew- jews were seen as having no roots 2. Dreyfus Affair 3. Zionism- creating a Jewish state 4. Bosherik Jewish Conspiracy- communist Jews take over the world