Jews: Why the animosity towards them?

[Vuk]

And rightly so, but the heritage of my religion and the heritage of my ethnicity are two things I believe are very seperate.

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I mean, really, 3/4 Prussian and a Catholic? I might be lynched!

No

I know that they are seperate things, and in fact, that was one of my main points. If you re-read my first post you will see that.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I know that they are seperate things, and in fact, that was one of my main points. If you re-read my first post you will see that.

And I do not believe a Jewish race exists. I believe races exist that have a mainly Jewish religion, which is true enough, but I don't think Jews are a race, simply enough. I hold them in the same esteem as I hold any other religion.

[Vuk]

And I do not believe a Jewish race exists. I believe races exist that have a mainly Jewish religion, which is true enough, but I don't think Jews are a race, simply enough. I hold them in the same esteem as I hold any other religion.

Good for you, but there are many Jews who would disagree with you. Many Jews believe themselves as the sole decendants of Shem and the house of Judah. I myself am not sure I believe this as so many lines have gotten crossed along the way, but it is very sensitive and important to some. And to some, it is a source of hate. For that reason it is important to reconginize it.

[KrooK]

Jewish race does not exist and never existed. Jews are same race like Arabs.
Of course some of them believe that they are better race - but its just a racism.

[Oleander Ardens]

Well from my personal experience jews have a great diversity in skin, eyes and hair colour ranging from black ethopians to blonde and blue northeuropean. So de facto their are a mishmash of certain groups of our human race which happen to have similar cultures and one religion. Actually I read some studies that genetic groups of a certain spectrum of the jewish humans are far more related to the islamic humans called palestinians.

Cheers
OA

[Vuk]

Well from my personal experience jews have a great diversity in skin, eyes and hair colour ranging from black ethopians to blonde and blue northeuropean. So de facto their are a mishmash of certain groups of our human race which happen to have similar cultures and one religion. Actually I read some studies that genetic groups of a certain spectrum of the jewish humans are far more related to the islamic humans called palestinians.

Cheers
OA

lol, again, you are confusing the concet of race and religion.
Wether or not there is a seperate Jewish "race" or not is irrelevant, what is important is that the concept exists and Jews believe it. Both Jews and Arabs claim to be the decendants of Shem, and who cares if neither of the are or they both are? (Other than them obviously :P)
Point is that they both believe it and people classify that "race" of people as "Jews".
The question asked was "Jews: Why the animosity towards them?"
Therefore people's concepts "true or not" are the most imortant factor. Whether they are correct or not is an entirely different debate (one I am not sure about and will not be dragged into).
Point is, Hitler thought that there was a race of Jews; my Grandmother thinks there is a race of Jews. It is a concept that is prevelant among most of the population and has been for thousands of years. That is how it helps answer the question.