Six million innocent Jews died “simply because they were Jews” (Whitcock, 30). Author Whitlock was referring to the Holocaust in the previous quote. The Holocaust, one of the world's most tragic events, would not have been possible with anti-Semitic beliefs. Anti-Semitism has a deep history dating back to the beginning of the Christian era and was spread with biased Nazi propaganda (“Nazi Propaganda”). The worst part of anti-Semitism was its effects. “Anti-Semitism is prejudice against Jews” (Encyclopedia 588). The term anti-Semitism was coined in 1873 by William Marr, a German political alligator. He thought the Jews were plotting to take over the country and therefore should be barred from citizenship. Anti-Semitism was most likely caused by the theory of Social-Darwinism which stated that some races are better than others (Whitcock 30-35). Throughout history, Jews have lived in weak minority groups and have always been discriminated against. “The Jews stood out as a foreign people” (Grant 11). Almost everyone in Europe was Christian (World Encyclopedia). Myths arose about Jews in Europe. Some were extremely ridiculous. Some would say that Jews killed Christian children during ceremonies. Anti-Semitism was often known as “the longest hatred” (see “From the Early Church to 1400”). It went on continuously for over 2000 years. It all began in the first millennium of the Christian era. Catholic leaders had developed the belief that Jews were responsible for Jesus' execution. “For centuries churches have taught that Jews were responsible for Jesus' death” (“From the Early Church to 1400”). Jews were the best-known minority group. Many myths and In this period stereotypes arose and hatred grew more and more (World E...... middle of paper ...... in concentration camps like Auschwitz. Some were used as laboratory rats to medical experiments. There were no anesthetics, so the pain was often terrible (Grant 20-30). The effects of anti-Semitism were horrific, especially the Holocaust. “Nazi anti-Semitism”) The Holocaust was obviously the greatest and most fatal effect of anti-Semitism. The history of anti-Semitism dates back to the birth and beginning of the spread of Christianity. Its history is very interesting and deeply rooted reached its peak if it were not for Nazi propaganda. Without propaganda the Holocaust might never have happened. The worst part of anti-Semitism was its effects. In conclusion, anti-Semitism was a terrible thought and should never be repeated in history.