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DrSmurfalicious t1_itoy5nl wrote

Reply to comment by odysseyshot in ELI5: Why exactly have Jewish people been discriminated against for so long throughout history? by DumpsterPuff

They seem pretty damn assimilated today though. I can't tell the difference most of the time. I'm fascinated as to why they experience such hate.

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sterexx t1_itp3kx5 wrote

A lot are, but a lot aren’t. Jews actually pay for the upkeep of a long wire encircling much of Manhattan so that it counts as a place they’re allowed to do certain stuff on the sabbath

They’ve got their own police-like force across the river in wburg, and other places with high concentrations of orthodox jews

and even among jews that are culturally assimilated, they maintain a much tighter social network than, say, the american great grandchildren of swedish immigrants. there are like 3 million of those and 7 million american jews. having a distinct religion will do that. lutheran swedes and germans intermixed in the midwest quite easily

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CptnFabulous420 t1_itozcnt wrote

I've heard stories about those communities still being present in many parts of the world. But we're becoming more culturally mixed generally due to advancements in travel and communication making the world smaller.

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