How many Jews are there in Germany now?

There are now hundreds of thousands of Jews in Germany. There were very few descendants of native Jews in Germany before World War II. Some survived and some returned after the war.

Now the vast majority of German Jews are Jews from the former Soviet Union

In fact, before World War II, Eastern European Jews in countries such as the Soviet Union and Poland accounted for more than 80% of the world's Jews. Part of them were lost in World War II, and a large number of immigrants immigrated to the United States and Israel.

And the ancestors of the Jews in the Soviet Union and Poland came from Germany and are descendants of German Jews. The language of Eastern European Jews was German with Slavic vocabulary.

Jews tied up by Lithuanian privates in 1941

For a long time, the abuse and persecution of Jews was common throughout German society, and this discrimination and The persecution affects all levels of society, from political leaders, religious figures, intellectual elites to ordinary people. Its methods range from restricting employment to restricting residential areas, from extorting wealth to expelling people.

Judaism does not recognize the New Testament and does not recognize Jesus as the Son of God. Although both Catholicism and Christianity extend from Judaism. But for the Germans who have already declared themselves as God's "new chosen people", the Jews are somewhat rebellious, and it is natural for them to be denounced as heresy.

The Jews have been displaced since 2000 and have no homeland of their own. This is naturally a complete disadvantage in Germany, which advocates strength, especially Germany in the Middle Ages. Historically, weak ethnic groups such as Jews and Gypsies were massacred and expelled countless times in Germany. In fact, that's the saying, pick the persimmons soft and pinch them softly.

It is precisely because of the second point that most Jews are self-reliant, and their strong sense of crisis makes them strive to survive in the cracks of German history. But this has also been jealous of many people and led to many greedy actions. In various periods of German history, wealthy Jewish people were mostly used as piggy banks. Those in power smash them and plunder them when they need to. As for the excuses, they are mostly religious, but also secular. The use of these excuses further increased the Germans' discrimination against the Jews.

Why did the Germans kill Jews during World War II

First, Jews can do business and are relatively wealthy. There are many wealthy businessmen and Jews in mainland Germany. Moreover, Christian teachings prohibit usury, otherwise you will go to hell. There is no such statement in Jewish teachings, so Christians hate Jews. Because in traditional German culture, loan sharks are devils. The same is true for literary works. For example, Shylock and Eugénie Grandet in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice were basically portrayed as devils by the author.

Second, Hitler himself was a fanatical nationalist. Since he came to power, he has been frantically persecuting the Jews. In fact, it was not his personal opinion. He only succeeded by taking advantage of the general hatred of Jews in the German people at that time.

Third, there are religious differences. Mainland Germany generally believes in Christianity, and Jews are pagans in their eyes. Differences in beliefs lead to mutual hatred. This kind of thing happened a lot in history. Many wars in history were caused by religious issues, such as the Crusades. There are actually many differences between Japanese and Germans. Although both countries are fascist, there are still certain differences. Japan did not persecute a certain ethnic group. At that time, the Japanese occupied countries in Southeast Asia basically killed all the Japanese regardless of their ethnicity. There was no specific hatred for that ethnic group.

As for the similarities, there should be the following points: First, they are both fascist countries, politically authoritarian, and do not adopt democratic systems. Second, domestic conflicts are prominent and they resort to war to transfer domestic conflicts. Third, worship the head of your country as a god.