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 //The “Random Acts of Violence”// In Germany concerning the Jewish population were not as “random” as they would seem. Throughout the history of the world, Jews have been discriminated against and blamed for many different issues (The Black Plague, money troubles, stolen goods) This religion, seems to have been a target among many oppressive groups (Romans, Christians, Nazi’s, etc.) and had cast a shadow of inferiority over the entire population. When the Nazi party targeted the Jews, blaming them for the deficits of World War One and publicly restricting them, it became normal to degrade Jews and violence began to gradually spread, with encouragement from the government. The word random seems to be used rather harshly in this sense, which is why it is important to remember that these acts of violence were premeditated and well planned out. __ Early Jewish Oppression Throughout Germany:  __

====Going back as far as the early middle ages, the Jewish population was looked down upon, thought as inferior and severely attacked and oppressed. ==== ====The Christian Faith is the primary religion in Germany today, and still dominated the religious beliefs of Germans thousands of years ago. Like any major group or power, the outsiders or believers of other religions were cast aside and shunned for choosing to follow a different faith. In this case the Jews were found to be the easiest targets of acts of violen ce and torments. ==== The First Crusade was the first major act of violence towards the Jewish population residing in Germany. A crusade is an event in which a certain party conquers new land, killing others in the process if necessary, the crusades in Germany were based solely upon religion. During this large crusade, the leader or sovereign felt severe hatred or anti-semitism towards the Jews. As a result of this killing spree, thousands of Jews were tortured, and killed. This act of violence seemed to send the message to the rest of the German population that the Jews are the enemies, and are not to be trusted. Much like the late Nazi party, the Christians argued that the Jews deserved their fate.  This theme of violence and inferiority remained throughout the later years. Alleged crimes like stealing goods, poisoning wells and ritual murders were thrust upon the Jewish population. These accusations caused many Jews to die at the stake, along with driving many into exile. The black death which swept over Europe and Germany during the years 1348-9 were solely blamed on the Jews. The reasoning behind this accusation was that the Jews had poisoned wells, only for it to be found that vermin had caused this dark period of disease and famine.  This feeling of hatred toward the Jewish faith left the Jews as outcasts inhabiting jobs such as cobblers and clothing peddlers. Over time, it was accepted throughout the German communities that Jews were less than human, and no action was taken to sway these anti-semitism views.





__The Transformation into Modern Anti-Sematic actions:__
The mistreatment of the Jewish faith and its members continued on to a somewhat modern Germany or the era of the Nazi party, in other words the time concluding World War One. During this period, Jews were blamed for the loss of the war, and Germany's low social and economic status. Because of the countries desperate state Germans didn't hesitate in believing the Nazi's claims against the Jews. This new and refined hatred of the Jewish population created an entire new level of hate crimes and acts of violence against Jews in Germany. Much of these violent acts were generated by the government. For example the Night of Long Knives or Operation Hummingbird were a string of public executions of Jews on the dates between June 30th ad July 2nd, at least 85 were killed for all of Germany to see. Most of these unfathomable acts were carried out by the S.S A.K.A Stoormtroopers. These acts of violence were an appetizer for the cruel and heinous treatment of Jews during the Holocaust.

 In conclusion, the Jewish faith and its followers were blamed for crimes and horrid deeds which they did not commit. This hatred towards the Jews started early in Germany's civilization and continued until the Nazi party came to power and eventually fell. Though it may seem hard to believe that an entire nation would stand by while these cruel acts of violence were committed, the oppression of Jews had been going on for such a long time that nobody thought down upon the violence or harsh accusations.





__"Kristallnacht"__
Kristallnacht was a attack on jewish shops, and places of worship. It took place on the 9th, and the 10th of November in 1938. NOTHING ELSE ON KRISTALLNACHT!!! REALLY!!!!