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> The Jewish culture emphasizes education and Christian were forbidden to take interests in the middle ages. So the Jews became the wealthy educated elite.

"Take interests"? If by that you mean in education, then this is false.

If you look at the centers of learning in the Middle Ages and who was contributing the most, these were Christians and it was the Church. The first universities-as-universities were founded then. Scholasticism was intellectually very rigorous and supplied the philosophical foundations for the modern sciences. This was an incredible period.

And not all Jews were rich, either. This is an exaggeration. Those who were were often disproportionately merchants, of course, and because Jews were permitted to issue loans with interest to non-Jews (the Church forbade Catholics from issuing loans with compound interest to anyone, hence why the Medicis, Fuggers, etc. didn't make their fortunes through interest), they were more likely to engage in money lending of that kind.



> "Take interests"? If by that you mean in education, then this is false.

No.

> because Jews were permitted to issue loans with interest to non-Jews

Exactly, what I was saying, so you did get it.

> And not all Jews were rich, either. This is an exaggeration.

I did not say that. What I stated was that the rich educated were disproportionally (secular) Jews.


> No.

Not a great response.

> What I stated was that the rich educated were disproportionally (secular) Jews.

That came later, in the 19th century with the so-called emancipation of the Jews. Before that, "secular Jews" were not really a thing.


> Not a great response.

>> If you ment ... > No I didn't.

What more is there to say?

> That came later, in the 19th century with the so-called emancipation of the Jews. Before that, "secular Jews" were not really a thing.

Yes, I was talking about the German culture from late 19th to 20th century, which was what the Nazis found and were eager to destroy. This did have roots in the middle ages, which I mentioned.

A few rich people are enough to hate a whole group. White men are also not all rich, yet they are displayed as the privileged which need to be disadvantaged by some today.




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