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Jews were viewed as foreigners due to their non-Christian beliefs in a Christian environment.

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Jews lived in ghettos for a few reasons. Jews were viewed in many different countries as foreigners for their non-christian beliefs and were treated unfairly as a result of that. Often, in Russia especially, violent acts against Jewish people were committed, called pogroms.

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See also the related question on the Nazi ghettos, which were deliberately exceptionally harsh - the last step away before mass murder.

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