Anti Semitism has been around since ancient times. Around the mid 1900's Germany was predominantly Christian. These Christians received most of their ideology from the Christian churches. Christian anti Semitism was hatred of the Jews for reasons such as believing they were responsible for Jesus' death. However, there is more than one kind of anti Semitism. Another kind of anti Semitism is National Socialist Anti Semitism. This is hatred of the Jews for reasons such as believing they were the sole reason for Germany's struggles. This was the kind of anti Semitism the Nazis believed in. The Nazis hated Jews for things including Germany’s economic depression, and the loss of World War I. As the Nazi party began to spread, they also spread their ideology
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Propaganda surrounded Germany during this time period. It was impossible to even read a newspaper without seeing anti Semitic propaganda. It was everywhere. The Nazi's used Jews as a scapegoat in much of
this propaganda. They blamed Jews for all of Germany's problems. Much of this propaganda portrayed Jews as glutinous monsters. It was not uncommon to see propaganda that portrayed Jews as animals like monkeys or even rats. Since these images appeared everywhere, the message behind them began to appear real. Many Germans began to believe that the Jews were greedy monsters who were only worried about themselves. This led to the thought that they were the reason for all of the terrible things that were happening in Germany.
The Nazi's also created anti Semitic legislation which took away many of the Jews rights. The Nuremburg Laws were created solely to discriminize against the Jews. Some of this legislation took away the Jews right to go out to bars, to go to health spas, to work in several different professions as well as banned marriages between Germans and Jews. These laws stated that anyone who had any Jewish blood could not be a citizen of
Propaganda surrounded Germany during this time period. It was impossible to even read a newspaper without seeing anti Semitic propaganda. It was everywhere. The Nazi's used Jews as a scapegoat in much of
this propaganda. They blamed Jews for all of Germany's problems. Much of this propaganda portrayed Jews as glutinous monsters. It was not uncommon to see propaganda that portrayed Jews as animals like monkeys or even rats. Since these images appeared everywhere, the message behind them began to appear real. Many Germans began to believe that the Jews were greedy monsters who were only worried about themselves. This led to the thought that they were the reason for all of the terrible things that were happening in Germany.
The Nazi's also created anti Semitic legislation which took away many of the Jews rights. The Nuremburg Laws were created solely to discriminize against the Jews. Some of this legislation took away the Jews right to go out to bars, to go to health spas, to work in several different professions as well as banned marriages between Germans and Jews. These laws stated that anyone who had any Jewish blood could not be a citizen of