Tragic (but Interesting) History of Anti-Semitism and Persecution of Jews

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana "Jew: one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite. A person whose religion is Judaism." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jew "Persecution: a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/persecution "Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities." http://www.european-forum-on-antisemitism.org/working-definition-of-antisemitism/english/