Potentially an interesting topic.
From Wiki:
It is often emphasized that there are different forms of antisemitism.
- religious (Jew as Christ-killer),
- economic (Jew as banker, usurer, money-obsessed),
- social (Jew as social inferior, "pushy," vulgar, therefore excluded from personal contact),
- racist (Jews as an inferior "race"),
- ideological (Jews regarded as subversive or revolutionary),
- cultural (Jews regarded as undermining the moral and structural fiber of civilization).
Growing up I had pretty much ~zero~ contact with Jewish families. However, there were times when I overheard discussions on jews and from my limited experience the primary forms I encountered (as in talk) were religious and economic and to a much lesser extent, ideological. As an example, my grandpa talked about a jewish shoe maker who always treated him well. Grandpa was poor. Anyways, the jewish shoe maker apparently charged different people different prices and he told my grandpa he would sell him the shoes at the same price he sold them to jews to help him out because he was poor and had kids that needed shoes. Now grandpa telling this story was meant in the most kind way possible, here was a jew who knew grandpa (non-jew) was poor and had kids to clothe and that cost break sooo appreciated. Others would take the story as See Jews treat us different. It was irrelevant in peoples minds that they (the listeners to grandpas story) also gave some people breaks on stuff they sold... nevermind that there was also the potential that the little jewish shoe maker was spinning a bit of a tale just to make grandpa think he was getting a deal...
But then, iirc there are torah laws which justify selling products to jews at a different rate than gentiles. Iirc, there are two sets of rules on money lending. So if you read the OT and grandpa is telling this story, I can see how you might feel slighted. Hell I feel slighted when people 55 or older get a break on their prescriptions. I aint rich. I know people who struggle to fill prescriptions for their kids because they aint rich. Why should someone whos well off get a break just because they are 55 or 62 or whatever...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor...corruption.2C_anti-Semitism_and_social_change
After we moved out of the cities and onto the farm is when I encountered the religious issue. The christ killer. The jews dont believe christ is the savior/messiah. I dont see that argument as being much removed from Islam's argument (last prophet sent). But again this was a rural area with no jewish contact soooo kids were limited on what information they had to process. Passed down generation to generation. But then, I have no idea what its like to truly believe in hell and eternal damnation and having a kid potentially exposed to an idea that is very contrary to what I think is 'truth'. I guess the closest I could come is "what if my kid wanted to adhere to the saudi version of islamic law" because I absolutely reject their version of 'the law'. The things we will do to protect our children from perceived harm....
Finally, about 5 years ago I began working for a jewish couple. Its been an interesting and
wonderful job that has developed into a real friendship.
And without personal experience that begs to differ, it (talk) does leave an impression, after all the words are potentially your only experience with that issue (no matter the issue). If your only experience with jews is what others say (potentially backed up with OT writings), you pass that meme along. Its all you know.