From the variety of readings we have read and discussed in class, I believe the most stand-out question I have is in regards to the relationship between Jews and gentiles in the south. Historically, Jews and gentiles have had a negative or non-existent relationship. From the Crusades to the Holocaust, groups of gentiles have tried to diminish the Jewish population. However, in the United States I have understood that the anti-Semitism is still active, yet not everywhere. My question is if the southerns were as anti-Semitic as Europeans have been in the past.
From the KKK to anti-semitic riots, anti-Semitism has continuously prevailed in the states. In New York, the Jewish population is at a large, while in Tennessee the Jewish population is much smaller and the majority of the state's population is Christian. Thus, does that imply that the anti-Semitism is higher in Tennessee than in New York? Not necessarily, the culture in the south is very different from the north, which can create an unique dynamic between the two religions. That dynamic may be more segregated or more mixed. The relationship between gentiles and Jews in Tennessee is based on the religious levels of the groups and the communities they live in.
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