... the extent to which these issues manifested themselves into anti-Semitism is different for each country across Europe. Anti-Semitism typically flares up when a country is in crisis such as in times of depression, wars and epidemics. Through out the first half of the 19th century the Jewish people started to rise up in society, especially across Eastern Europe. Germany was the most popular country for Jews to migrate to as it offered the best educational system, health care and numerous job options. The Jews took on respectable roles such as bankers and shop owners. Many Jews also invested heavily in the stock market and were essential to the economic survival of the country. The Enlightenment period of the 18th century helped to contribute to this tolerance of the Jewish people as new waves of thinking and reasoning penetrated Europe. Jews began to emancipate themselves into the society and discarded their ...

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