Empires came and empires went, each with their antisemitic periods, originally induced by the church, like the massacre in York England in 1190 or the expulsion of Jews by K King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in Spain in 1492 as just two examples. The bloody Middle Ages were followed by Islam with occasional persecution of Jews.
Europe became a hotbed of antisemitism and assimilation.
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This programme discusses the consequences since the 18th century until the present time.
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