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Why People Think Jews Love Money

JL;DR SUMMARY The persistent stereotype associating Jews with money has caused significant harm throughout history and continues to fuel antisemitism today. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HistoryPropagandaScapegoatingLiteracyStereotypeShylockJews And MoneyEconomic RestrictionsChristian Laws

Places mentioned

United Kingdom
"Although Shakespeare lived in a country with no Jews at all (they had been expelled from England in 1290) his portrayal of Shylock had an outsized influence on European and American views of Jews for the next four centuries."
France
"French antisemites during the Dreyfus Affair used Shylock caricatures."
Germany
"The Nazis were obsessed with Shylock; they staged the play prominently in the early 1930s because it reinforced the image of Jews as parasitic, manipulative, and inhuman."
Israel
"Jews have been a minority, without armies, without political power (until Israel), living in diaspora communities, economically visible, culturally distinct."
Russian Federation
"In the 19th century, especially during periods of financial upheaval, Shylock was invoked everywhere. Russian pogrom propaganda used Shylock-like imagery."
United States
"Although Shakespeare lived in a country with no Jews at all (they had been expelled from England in 1290) his portrayal of Shylock had an outsized influence on European and American views of Jews for the next four centuries."

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