How Did Christianity Contribute To Anti-Semitism?

Anti-Semitism is a common name for anti-Jewish sentiments that has persisted in many forms over several years. Jews are people the Hebrew Bible and believe there is only one God. Christianity emerged from Judaism as the first Christians prayed in Hebrew and followed the Jewish customs. Christians believed that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah; however, Jews believed that the Messiah was yet to come. Jesus was put to death by the Romans but the gospel accounts blamed all Jews for the crucifixion. After the crucifixion, Roman armies destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem in which Jews were exiled and separated. At this time, Christianity had become the dominant religion and thus, they portrayed Jews as unwilling to accept the word of God. Some labeled
Due to the segregation, Jews were restricted from owning land, having jobs, and forced them into pursuits such as trade.

In 1095, when the Christian went to free the Holy Land from the Muslims, thousands of Jews had been slaughtered. Throughout the Middle Ages, Christians persecuted Jews. These anti-Semitic views really affected Jewish communities as they were portrayed as aliens. They were put into such a bad state as many believed the Jews caused the Black Plague. In many places, they were forced into segregated districts called ghettos. In 1517, Martin Luther attacked the Pope and began the Protestant Reformation which was set out to persuade Jews to convert. However, the Jews adhered and his disappointment turned into the fire that would spread hatred. The Jews were depicted as the devil and showed them using the blood of Christian children in ritual sacrifices. They were seen as untrustworthy; a prime example being Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the only Jewish member of the French