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To: combjelly who wrote (259675)	11/12/2005 10:42:05 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572154

Some Jews believe some annoying things. That they are "God's chosen people" and Israel is their "land grant from God". I think the sect that wears the little block on their heads are pretty strange looking. None of that bothers me to the point of hatred, it's just slightly annoying. There are plenty of other people that believe and do things equally or even more annoying. Some commentary by some annoying Christians about the Jews being "chosen": gotquestions.org

To: combjelly who wrote (259675)	11/13/2005 2:06:29 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572154

"How did the Jews wind up moving virtually everywhere in the world, and being attacked in Europe, USA (evidently), Russia, etc. etc." Anti-semitism wasn't nearly as bad in the US as in other countries. It still existed, just wasn't as extreme. Which is so many immigrated here even before WWII. Jews always maintained their culture and their communities when they immigrated. That, and the connection with the death of Christ was enough to cause problems. Actually, there was considerable discrimination against the Jews here in the US. During WW II, Minnesota had the dubious distinction of being the anti-semitic capital of the US. There was some talk of establishing camps here and there was a refusal to raise the quota on Jewish immigration even as Americans learned of the Holocaust as early as 1941. One must not forget that more Americans were of German descent than of any ethnic group back during WW II. In fact, I think that's still true today. In addition, Jews were seen as only a few steps above gypsies......migrating from town to town. That was more true in Europe than here. Finally, Jews were inclined to be merchants or involved in business of some sort. Often, they were the only acceptable jobs open to them. Much like the Chinese in SE Asia, they excelled at merchanting and business, and a fair number became wealthy. That lead to the mistaken belief that the Jews controlled/control most of the wealth in the US [and Europe], invoking all kinds of hatred among non Jews. The irony............the ultimate irony......is that its people like the Bushs or the Scooter Libbys where the real wealth of this country has been and continues to be concentrated........the white Anglo Saxon Protestant. That has been true throughout the history of this country. Nonetheless, many people believed/believe that its the Jews who hold all the wealth..........and that has been one of the excuses for being anti Semitic. Another was the belief that the Jews killed Jesus......who may or may not have existed. en.wikipedia.org "Anti-Semitism has proven less destructive to the Jews in the United States than in any other country outside of Israel. Even so, Jews were often persecuted, and were not allowed to vote in some states until the late 19th Century. Anti-Jewish sentiment started around the time of the Civil War, when Jews were often blamed by each side for aiding the other, Ulysses Grant even expelled Jews from some areas that he occupied. Anti-Semitism continued to rise, and even to become normalized, through the late 1800s and first half of 1900s. It took primarily four forms: verbal or written criticisms of Jews that included the dissemination of vicious stereotypes; calls for law restricting Jewish immigration or influence; violence against individual Jews, and de facto social and economic discrimination. Jews were discriminated against in employment, access to residential and resort areas, membership in the clubs and organizations, and in tightened quotas on Jewish enrollment (numerus clausus) and teaching positions in colleges and universities. Anti-Semitism in America reached its peak during the interwar period. The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, the anti-Semitic works of Henry Ford, and the radio speeches of Father Coughlin were emblematic of the virulent attacks on the Jewish community."