Antisemitism in Europe

Antisemitism, also known as Judeophobia, has a long history in Europe. (Those who hold antisemitic views are called antisemites.) The worst instance of antisemitism in European history is the Holocaust. The Holocaust was done by German Nazis and affected most of peninsular Europe.

Overview


20th Century


The Nazis murdered 11 million people during World War 2. 6 million of them were Jewish by ethnicity or faith. 

The Nazis knew who the Jews were because the Nazis made laws that said ethnic Jews had to wear a star of David on their clothing. Then the Nazis paid people (SS Officers) to go around and ask where ethnic Jews were. Then they murdered 11 million people, which is why it is called "Holocaust". Holocaust means "wholly burned".

21st century

In a 2013 research of 5,847 Jews in Europe, 76% thought that antisemitism had increased in the previous five years, while 29% had thought about moving countries as they felt unsafe. The cause of persistent antisemitism in Europe is under debate. 









Croatia

20th century

21st century

Poland


Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Armenia

Related pages

 Anti-Judaism and antisemitism
 Antisemitism in the Soviet Union

References

Category:History of Europe