American folksinger - Tom Lehrer
sang:

"Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics
And the Catholics hate the Protestants
And the Hindus hate the Muslims
And everybody hates the Jews".

Why has the undercurrent of anti-Semitism bullied and
boiled and exploded against Jews everywhere time and
again throughout history?

Prejudice it seems is a standard fare of life.

I think basically though it pure and simple jealousy.
God choose them first. After all Christianity came
in second - so of course there is bound to be
resentment and envy. Plus they are a special people
as a result with extra quantities of talent, and they
are more successful than anybody else. So naturally
they will be resented.

Pauliar,

You are still lying through your teeth.

The following link is a Bibliography on
Christianity and the Holocaust:

http://www.ushmm.org/collections/bibliography/christianity-and-the-holocaust

It's a good list on the subject.

Quote of the day:

The most beautiful people I have known are those
who have known loss, suffering, struggle, and have
found their way out of the depths. These people
have a sensitivity, an appreciation, and an
understanding of life that fills them with compassion,
gentleness and a clear loving concern.

Leading the list are - my parents.

One of the contributors to this thread wrote:

"As I said earlier, the Jews are looking after their own way, way more than any other cultural group & for that they reap the rewards collectively. Sadly, the envious can't fathom that mentality & their own mentality only goes as far as jealous hate."

The above is one of the many stereotypes concerning Jews. I have no knowledge that Jews are any more close knit than any other ethnic group. If the person who wrote that has any evidence for the truth of his words he could present it. He just seems to be repeating a stereotype that he heard somewhere.

Dear Critic,

«I'm still thinking about how I can lay these thoughts and questions out in a respectable way without causing offense, which may be somewhat difficult.»

I think there is a way to do it - just speak about yourself.

Saying for example "The bloody Jews killed my God", can be hurtful for some,
but saying for example "I feel hatred towards Jews, I have the urge to kill them" offends no one - these are your feelings, your urges, none can deny, you said nothing about "them", you only spoke about yourself, so how can it offend anyone?!

As I said earlier, this search for "reasons" is a futile waste of time: people hate because they want to hate, the rest are mere excuses. This is quite similar to "The Lord of the Flies" situation where the boys just hated Piggy and murdered him for no real reason.