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"Isn't it funny there are so many Jews in the only sectors we let them work in?" - Most intelligent historical antisemite (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It makes perfect sense if you want to ensure no Jewish people eat while Germans starve.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 17 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, it'd be a bit counterproductive from that standpoint. Money is of more use in circumventing famine than local land, considering local land production (or lack thereof) is usually the cause of famine. Not only that, but that wouldn't explain why Jews were often forbidden from other industries, like cloth-weaving.

It more broadly relates, I think, to medieval ideological conceptions of the Three Classes - 'Those Who Work, Those Who Preach, and Those Who Fight'. By preventing Jews from engaging in labor, and naturally excluding them from the clergy and aristocracy, it places Jews as complete 'outsiders' to the social structure.