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There are an immense number of reasons, ranging from politics to economics to religious practices to social tendencies to confusion to imperial conquests to retribution (perceived or actual).

The Jews had many traits that made them easy targets for discrimination.

1. They were spread out or were nomads as a community always making them a minority.

2. Their religion is specific to their culture (despite being essentially the same as Christianity) made them different.

3. They looked different with specific facial markers, skin colour and clothes which made them easy to spot.

4. The Jews were often successful in business which meant they were richer than most which made people jealous.

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i think its because Hitler hated anyone different and the important thing to remember is that it wasn't only the Jews that were discriminated against, disabled (mentally and physically) people and many other religions were killed to If they did not agree with Hitler.

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They are apparently responsible for Jesus' death, and their laws permitted them to charge interest on loans - which they did - while Christians could not. This engendered a lot of jealousy and hate for them in the general population. Their ways (such as not allowing people to 'become' Jews; this is part of Jewish custom that a Jew must have a Jewish mother) also created an atmosphere of mistrust. People wondered what they were doing and what they were planning. Paranoia, envy, hate and a fairly easy excuse, for the time anyway, combined to make the unfortunate Jews the target of many persecutions throughtout history; examples of such time are obviously the Holocaust and the period of the Black Death.

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The previous answer contains multiple errors. According to the New Testament, the Jews were not responsible for the death of Jesus, but many Christians perceived them as responsible. Also, anyone is allowed to become a Jew. Jews welcome converts, they just don't seek them out. Historically, it was the oppressors of the Jews who forbade conversion to Judaism. Also, Jews were moneylenders because this was one of the few occupations they were allowed to hold, and they did not charge exorbitant rates. They simply charged interest while the Christians were forbidden to charge interest. This created animosity.

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Jews were the largest victims of the Holocaust with 7 out of 10 Jews in Europe being murdered during the holocaust. Jews were discriminated against because they were not considered racially pure or part of the Aryan Race (ideally blonde haired blue eyes). And Hitler used propaganda against the Jews blaming the whole of world war one on the Jews, this brainwashed Nazis.


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Because Muslims have different religious believes comparing to the Jews.


How long were Jewish people discriminated?

This is a tale that has lasted throughout time. Jews have been discriminated against at least since the Babylonian Exile in 586 BCE. (This would mean that Jews have faced discrimination for more than 2500 years.)


How did discrimination against Jews begin?

Jews have been discriminated against in virtually every country they have ever lived in. Sometimes it was blatant (as in permission to kill Jews) other times it was more subtle. Recently - in the PC (politically correct) era - it has become impolite to openly discriminate against the Jews. However, open any newspaper and see how Israel is discriminated against when it tries to defend itself against its sworn enemies.


Why did others let Hitler kill all the Jews?

The simplest answer is because they did not care. It was not the concern of other countries, most were trying to get rid of their own Jews and many had legislation in place that discriminated against them.

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No groups likes being discriminated against.


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Jews, no question. The haulocast was some pretty serious stuff.


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How did discrimination against Jews begin?

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The Jews were forced to vacate homes and business to Hitler's Special Services unit. Afterwards, the Jews were sent to concentration camps for the purpose of forced labor.


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