Jews do not share the Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God, and many Christians considered this refusal to accept Jesus' divinity as arrogant.
In European societies where the population was primarily Christian, Jews found themselves increasingly isolated as outsiders. In some countries Jews were welcomed, and they enjoyed long periods of peace with their neighbors. Driven nearly two thousand years ago by the Romans from the land now called Israel, they spread throughout the globe and tried to retain their unique beliefs and culture while living as a minority. Throughout history Jews have faced prejudice and discrimination, known as antisemitism. Antisemitism is a starting place for trying to understand the tragedy that would befall countless numbers of people during the Holocaust.
