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Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S. governmental report, antisemitism is "hatred toward Jews—individually and as a group—that can be attributed to the Jewish religion and/or ethnicity."[1] A person who holds such views is called an "antisemite". Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways, ranging from expressions of hatred of or discrimination against individual Jews to organized violent attacks by mobs, or even state police, or military attacks on entire Jewish communities. Extreme instances of persecution include the pogroms which preceded the First Crusade in 1096, the expulsion from England in 1290, the massacres of Spanish Jews in 1391, the persecutions of the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the expulsion from Portugal in 1497, various Russian
12 years ago. Rating: 16 | |
Some people "hate" indiscriminately, by ethnicity, faith, race, profession, etc. Those indiscriminate, stereotyping haters are ignorant.
That makes my answer to your question, IGNORANCE.
12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Hitler hated the Jews and based his hate on the witings of Frierich Nietzche, but he probably never read them. Nietzche was very positive towards the Jews, but was against religion stating ' faith means not wanting to know what is true' . Jews were persecuted in Pogroms for centuries and were blamed for many things such as outbreaks of disease and natural disasters.
In any case, JC was born a Jew, lived a Jew, and died a Jew.
12 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
Since when are Jews " hated " ? I thougth W W II was over a long time ago.
12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Never Hate .A very hurtful word .They keep themselves to there own kind and are nice .I worked as a newsagent paper boy .The old couple always very kind .Many a time had meals with them they asked my Mum first .yes mum said one less for me to feed and laughed with them.When I grew up met a few Jewish people all nice. never did see "Hate in there "eyes.
12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Who said the Jews are hate? news to me! What nationality are you? if I may ask.
12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
I don't think Jewish people are hated - resented maybe as they are so prominent all over the world and do have their own culture which often segregates others but for the Orhtodox this is a requirement.
12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Landers: Jewish contributions to the world are innumerable
ANN LANDERS, Creators' Syndicate
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Dear Ann Landers:With many people blaming Israel and Jews for the world's problems, I think this might be an appropriate time to run that great column you printed years ago about Jewish contributions to the world.-- Peggy in North Carolina
Dear Peggy: This column originally appeared in July 1981. It was sent to me by Father Theodore Hesburgh, former president of the University of Notre Dame, and written by Sam Levinson. Here is an updated version. The new research was done by David Gaus, a former student at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans:
An Answer to an Anti-Semite
It's a free world. You don't have to like Jews if you don't want to, but if you are going to be an anti-Semite, you should be consistent and turn your back on the medical advances that Jews have made possible.
I am talking about the vaccine for hepatitis discovered by Baruch Blumberg, the Wasserman test for syphilis developed by August Von Wasserman, and the first effective drug to fight syphilis developed by Paul Ehrlich. Bela Schick developed the diagnostic skin test for diphtheria. Insulin would not have been discovered if Oskar Minkowski had not demonstrated the link between diabetes and the pancreas.
It was Burrill Crohn who identified the disease that bears his name. Alfred Hess discovered that vitamin C could cure scurvy. Casimir Funk was the first to use vitamin B to treat beriberi. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine. Later, Albert Sabin developed the oral version.
My own thoughts: Other prominent Jews in the sciences: List of Jewish American biologists and physicians,From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Axel, olfactory system, Nobel Prize (2004)Julius Axelrod, neurotransmitters, Nobel Prize (1970)David Baltimore, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)Baruj Benacerraf, immunologist, Nobel Prize (1980)M. A. Benjaminson, microbiologist and biotechnologist, in vitro meat pioneerPaul Berg, recombinant DNA, Nobel Prize (1980)Richard Bing, cardiologistKonrad Bloch, cholesterol, Nobel Prize (1959)Baruch Blumberg, hepatitis B vaccine, Nobel Prize (1976)Michael S. Brown, molecular geneticist, Nobel Prize (1985)Stanley Cohen, neurologist, Nobel Prize (1986)Stanley N. Cohen, genetic engineeringGerty Cori, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1947)Jared Diamond, evolutionary biologist & biogeographerCarl Djerassi, contraceptive pillGerald Edelman, biologist, Nobel Prize (1972)Gertrude Elion, drug development, Nobel Prize (1988)Joseph Erlanger, physiologist, Nobel Prize (1945)Edmond H. Fischer, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1992) (Jewish father)Judah Folkman, cancer angiogenesisCasimir Funk, vitaminsRobert F. Furchgott, pharmacologist, Nobel Prize (1998)Herbert Gasser, physiologist, Nobel Prize (1945) (Jewish father)Alfred G. Gilman, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1994)Joseph L. Goldstein, molecular geneticist, Nobel Prize (1985)Paul Greengard, neuroscientist, Nobel Prize (2000)Stephen Jay Gould, evolutionary biologist & writerMichael Heidelberger, immunochemistH. Robert Horvitz, biologist, Nobel Prize (2002)Jerome Horowitz, AZTEric R. Kandel, neuroscientist, Nobel Prize (2000)Charles Kelman, cataract surgeryAlbert Kligman, dermatologistArthur Kornberg, DNA replication, Nobel Prize (1959)Roger Kornberg, RNA transcription, Nobel Prize (2006) (son of Arthur Kornberg)Eric Lander, Human Genome ProjectEsther Lederberg, geneticist [1]Joshua Lederberg, molecular biologist, Nobel Prize (1958)Richard Lerner, therapeutic antibodiesRita Levi-Montalcini, neurologist, Nobel Prize (1986)Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologistFritz Lipmann, coenzyme A, Nobel Prize (1953)Otto Loewi, acetylcholine, Nobel Prize (1936)Abraham Low, neuropsychiatrist, Recovery International founderSalvador Luria, bacterial evolution, Nobel Prize (1969)Lynn Margulis, Gaia theoryMatthew Meselson, DNA replicationA. L. Mestel, pediatric surgeon, separation of conjoined twins (1968)Otto Meyerhof, glycolysis, Nobel Prize (1922)Stanley Miller, Miller-Urey experimentHermann Muller, geneticist, Nobel Prize (1946) (Jewish mother)Daniel Nathans, microbiologist, Nobel Prize (1978)Marshall Nirenberg, genetic code, Nobel Prize (1968)Gregory Pincus, contraceptive pillKarl Pribram, neurologistStanley Prusiner, neurologist, Nobel Prize (1997)Martin Rodbell, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1994)Albert Sabin, oral polio vaccineJonas Salk, polio vaccineAndrew V. Schally, endocrinologist, Nobel Prize (1977)Albert Schatz, streptomycinBéla Schick, diphtheria testRudolf Schoenheimer, radioactive tracersLeo Sternbach, valiumHoward Temin, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)Max Tishler, synthetic vitaminsHarold Varmus, virologist, Nobel Prize (1989)George Wald, retina pigmentation, Nobel Prize (1967)Selman Waksman, streptomycin, Nobel Prize (1952)Charles Weissmann, interferon cloningAlexander S. Wiener hematologist and co-discoverer of the Rh factorRosalyn Yalow, medical physicist, Nobel Prize (1977)Charles Yanofsky, geneticist
Jews have also brought much joy to the world of entertainment: Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Gilda Radner, Dustin Hoffman, David Brenner, Jerry Lewis, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkle, Barry Manilow, Natalie Portman, Carole King, The Marx Bros.Neil Diamond, George Gershwin, Warner Bros, Dinah Shore, The Coen Bros...There have also been Jewish athletes who have thrilled millions...Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Mark Spitz...
12 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Hate. It should be on the list of other four letter words. Hate. It promotes a warfare like attitude. A word that was understood of as an extreme thought or feeling, has unfortunely become a word that is thrown around at random nowadays. A word that hurts someone down to the very soul. A word that should not be used lightly or possibly never at all. If we could take that word out of the equation and have a more enlightened conversation about differences, then an understanding of how ALL religions are connected would benefit mankind.
12 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Why do you hate Jewish people...............?
12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
I have always had good Jewish friends and I have asked this question to many. I never really got a good answer and I still am looking for a good answer. My mother gave me the Biblical view. I hope we get some good answers on this site. Maybe it innate just to be against somebody, particularly if they don't have everything you have at the moment. I like this question.
12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |