The Perception of the Jew as an Outsider

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This paper looks at the anti-Semitism of the Medieval period. The way the Jewish people were treated is discussed, as well as reasons why people were so against them.

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"The Anti-Semitism of the medieval period is a powerful force, and found in almost every Christian country of Europe. The Jew was seen as a very different outsider to the medieval person. While the other outsiders, like Muslims and Lepers, were kept away from the medieval person, the Jews actually lived side by side with the Christians. As the only group distinctly different living in a persecuting society, the Jews were very often the victims of the community's aggression. One thing that is difficult to understand, however, is exactly why these Anti-Semitic feelings were so widespread in the medieval period. The answer is that the society, those people in control and those people working in the fields perpetuated the tradition of viewing the Jew as an outsider and therefore a target of aggression from the xenophobic society of Western Christendom."

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