Why do they say that Jews are greedy? Jokes about the greed of Jews. Why then contempt

Fresh jokes about greedy Jews

Odessa. In the kitchen in the Rabinoviches’ apartment:
- Mom, I'm getting married!
- On whom, Fimochka?
- On Yana!
- She’s not Jewish! What a disgrace! Only over my dead body!
- Mom, her dad is the owner of a metallurgical plant!
Father from the room:
- Fima, get married! Out of shame we will leave for the States, and I will arrange the funeral!

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An old Jew comes to a notary's office:
- I’m making a will, can you advise me?
- Yes, sure.
- Nothing for anyone, is it written together or separately?

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- Listen, Izya, I know a brilliant way to eat for free in a restaurant. - Come on, Abram, tell me. — You go to a good establishment shortly before closing. You order an appetizer, the best dishes, dessert, cognac. When all the waiters have left, the last one comes up to you, and you say: “And I already paid your friend for leaving.” The next day we went to a restaurant. They order everything in full and sit down. Finally the last waiter comes up: “Sorry, but it’s time to close, please pay for your order.” Abram: - But we already gave money to your colleague. Izya: - By the way, how long do we have to wait for the change?

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Mom, buy a dog!
- Leave me alone, I won’t buy it!
- Well, mom, look how beautiful and kind she is, well, buy it!
- I said I won’t buy it! Leave me alone!
- Ma-a-a-a-m, well, please, buy-and-and-and!
- Izya, leave me alone, sell your dog to someone else!!!

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Rabinovich, lend me a hundred rubles.
- Unfortunately, I don’t have that much with me.
- And at home?
- At home, thank you, everything is fine.

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- Monya, dear, how many years, how many winters! Maybe a glass of cognac at my expense?
- Why not?!
- Well there is no way!

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Abram meets Moishe:
- Listen, could you lend a friend a hundred rubles?
- Could. But I have no friends.

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Rabinovich eats black caviar with a spoon while visiting.
- Rabinovich, by the way, this is not noodles... - What are you talking about, no comparison!

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Sara comes home and sees Izya carefully peeling off the wallpaper. Sarah exclaims joyfully:
- Izya, have you finally decided to make repairs?
- No, Sarah, I'm moving!

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Rabinovich was walking down the street. I found money. I counted. LACKS!!!

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After dinner in a Jewish family, the father calls his son:
- Son, don’t come to us anymore.
- Why dad?
- After you left, our silver spoons disappeared.
- I didn’t take dad! Honestly!!!
- I know, son, the spoons were found, but an unpleasant aftertaste remained...

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The wife nags her husband:
- Yasha, well, why did you buy a new comb, do you have nowhere to put the money?
- Sonya, I beg you, my old comb’s tooth broke.
- And you bought yourself a new comb because of one tooth?
- Sonya, but that was the last tooth!

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Misha, have you heard the news?! Rabinovich was robbed! They took everything out of the house!
- So he gave them everything!
- They tortured him with a hot iron!
- What are you saying?! So he also got screwed for the world!

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Sarah, we need to separate for a while!..
- Izya, have you stopped loving me?!
- No... it’s just that February 14 and March 8 are coming soon... Why do I need these expenses?

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Announcement on Tel Aviv city radio:
- Dear residents of the city! A raccoon escaped from the city zoo. Anyone who has seen a raccoon should urgently pay 10 shekels to the zoo ticket office.

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— Sarochka, have you returned to your husband for the eighth time? - Well, what can I do? As soon as I leave him, this idiot immediately has money!

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Russian:
- How many spoons of sugar do you need?
Jew:
- How many spoons of sugar do you need, ONE or TWO?
Old Jew:
- Would you like a SPOON of sugar?

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Eat, dear guests, eat! Salmon, servelat, boiled pork... But caviar... for those who have no conscience at all!

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- Fima, I won’t marry you, here’s your ring!
-Where is the box?

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Little Moishe comes to the store. He hands the jar to the saleswoman.
- I need three liters of honey.
She pours a full jar.
- And dad will come tomorrow and pay.
“Well, no,” the saleswoman takes the jar from him and pours the honey back. Moishe goes outside and looks into the jar:
“Dad was right, there’s enough for two sandwiches.”

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Rabinovich became rich and bought a huge house. An acquaintance came to see him, and Rabinovich takes him around his new mansion:
- This is the living room... This is the bedroom... This is my office... And in this dining room they can have dinner at the same time - God forbid! - fifty people.

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A man is sitting at home... The doorbell rings. He opens it and a Jew is standing on the threshold: “Excuse me, weren’t you the one who pulled the Yevgean boy out of the grave?” - Well, I. - And the hat, please, where is it?

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Syoma, lend me two hundred bucks. I should go to Moscow for a while.
- Mmm-mm...
- Syoma, as soon as I get back, I’ll give it back right away.
- Exactly?
- Well, absolutely, I swear. When I get back, I’ll give it back the same day.
- Okay, keep the bucks. When will you be back?
- Oh, I don’t know, I don’t know, there’s so much to do. I don't even know when I'll go there...

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Izya Goldberg receives an invitation by mail from Rabinovich to his silver wedding. At the end of the invitation it is written: “For those friends who cannot come to us, gifts will be returned.”
Izya says to his wife:
- You need to give something, it’s inconvenient not to send a gift. But there is a way out - we will not go to Rabinovich. The gift must be returned.
In short, Izya goes to a neighbor and asks to borrow a luxurious and terribly expensive silver candelabra for a few days. They send this candelabra to Rabinovich.
Three days pass, five days, a week, two - the candelabra does not return.
A week later, Izya says to his wife:
- Rabinovich apparently forgot about me and the candelabra. I'll go to him and give him a subtle hint.
Comes in. Rabinovich welcomes him with open arms:
- Well, finally, dear. And I’m just telling my wife today that if our Izya can’t come to us today, we’ll send the candelabra in the evening.

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A Jew asks another Jew:
- Have you forgotten that you owe me 100 bucks?
- What are you talking about! I will remember it until the end of my days!

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A Jewish owner of an optician's shop teaches his young son.
- Listen, son, if a buyer asks how much the glasses cost, say 100 bucks. If he doesn't roll his eyes, then say that it's 100 bucks just for the frame and another 100 for the glass. If he hasn’t widened his eyes yet, then tell me for each one.

— Rabinovich, why used to be a variety of flowers in your apartment, but now there are only cacti? - You see, they installed water meters for us...

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An old Jew dies. Relatives are standing near the bed. He says:
- My dear ones, I want to make a will. Take a piece of paper and write: Sonya, my wife, who suffered so much with me, twenty thousand rubles. Semik, my youngest, has fifteen thousand left of his whole life. Fanechka, my dear daughter...
- Dad, why are you silent?
- I think.
- What do you think?
- I’m wondering where I can get such a lot of money.

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A beggar knocks on the house.
- Madam, I haven’t seen meat for three days.
- Sarah, show him the cutlet.

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- Tsilya, did you see what mess the neighbor’s cat ate for himself?!
— ?
- And all on our mice!

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A joke about a Jew and a lottery ticket.

A Jew comes to the synagogue and begins to pray:
- Lord, help me win the lottery! Look, Monya won the TV. Rosette - washing machine. And Rabbi Shenderovich - in general, “Volga”. And I've never won anything. Well, make sure I win something! In heaven everyone listens to the prayers of the poor Jew. Everyone feels really sorry for him. But God doesn’t react at all. Moses could not resist and said:
- Lord, you can hear how he asks. Is it difficult for you to make him win? This is a couple of trifles for you!
God spreads his hands and says:
“What, you think I don’t want to help him myself?!” But let him buy a lottery ticket at least once!

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An old Jew is dying and asks for a final cup of coffee with two lumps of sugar. They bring coffee. The Jew drinks it with great pleasure:
“At least before I died I got what I had dreamed about all my life!”
“Abram, but couldn’t you afford a cup of coffee?”
“I could, but at home I drank coffee with one piece of sugar, and when away I drank coffee with three.”

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Old Rabinovich died. They opened his will and read: “To my daughter, Sarochka, I leave 100 thousand dollars and a house. I leave 200 thousand dollars and a dacha to my granddaughter, Rivochka. To my son-in-law, Shmulik, who asked to be mentioned in the will, I mention: hello to you, Shmulik!..”

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One day he tried...
...Then he liked it... And from then on, Izya charged his mobile phone only when visiting.

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A Jew marries a Chukchi woman. His parents come to the tent to see their daughter-in-law. Sarah the mother whispers to Abram the husband:
- Look, she’s so black, narrow-eyed, short-legged! The bride's father reports that he gives 5 herds of deer, 3 gold mines and 2000 sable skins as a dowry. Sarah the mother again whispers to Abram the father:
- It’s okay, she looks like a Japanese girl.

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- Do you know that Ivan Ivanovich is a Jew!
- It can not be! Where did you get the idea?
- Well, I didn’t just pull it out of thin air...

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Moishe, where did you get such a beautiful watch?
- And my dad... sold this to me... when he was dying.

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An anecdote about a Jew and tea.

One old Jew became famous throughout the area for his ability to brew the most delicious and aromatic tea. And so, before his death, he gathered his friends and relatives. Then one of them said:
- Uncle Shlyoma, you always prepared such incomparable tea. But you never shared his recipe with anyone. Tell us this secret at least now.
Then the old man, without raising his head from the pillow, motioned to everyone who was standing by his bed to lean towards him, right to his lips. And when they approached, Uncle Shlyoma whispered:
- Jews, don’t skimp on the tea leaves!

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- Answer like a hussar! - Champagne for me! - No, like a hussar it’s “Champagne for everyone!” - And I am a Jewish hussar!

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How did the first copper wire appear? — Two Jews found a copper coin.

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Rabinovich, are you crazy, why are you suing the hospital?! They saved your life and are now completely healthy!!!
- What a rescue! Look at this scar, they let me get my organs! Oh hey, now I’m an unfortunate cripple, and now some healthy oligarch is walking around with my appendix!

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- Rabinovich, can you borrow 100 rubles?
- Okay, but from whom?

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Elderly couple Abram and Sarah approach a stall of chickens at the market. Abram asks:
— How much does your chicken cost? The seller answers
- ten rubles.
- Abram - how fast? - Eight? Yes, I won’t give six or four ruble chicken for this. Sarochka, do you have two rubles? - Give this comrade a ruble, let him give you fifty dollars in change.

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A Jew comes to the registry office and asks:
- How much does it cost you to register the birth of a child?
- Not at all, this service is free.
- That’s great, then I’ll probably register the twin too.

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Khaya Solomonovna, do you mind having dinner together today?
- With pleasure, Abram Ilyich.
- Then you have exactly seven.

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Moisha! You spent almost two hours taking out the trash! How is this possible!
- Sarah, calm down! I did sell it!

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Abram, lend me 100 rubles!
- I don’t have that much - only 80.
- Well, let's go 80 - you'll owe 20.

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Izya, do you have any tea?
- No.
- And coffee?
- There is tea.

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Abram came to visit Moishe late in the evening. They sit and talk. The owner offers:
- Let's turn off the light. We will hear each other anyway, and we won’t burn electricity in vain.
Moisha agreed.
An hour later Moishe got ready to leave. Abram stood up to turn on the light and see his guest off:
- Wait, Abram, let me get dressed first - I took off my pants so as not to waste it.

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- Moishe, what is two and two?
- Are we buying or selling?

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There are Jews at the entrance. Izya says: “You know, Abram, yesterday I saw how they took off your sheepskin coat near the house...
- So why didn’t you come over?
“And I thought: “Why do they need another sheepskin coat?”

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Rabinovich shows the dacha he is selling to a married couple:
- Let's do it this way: you name the price for which you want to buy a house, we'll laugh heartily, and then we'll talk about business.

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An old Jew dies. In a weak dying voice he asks:
- Is my wife nearby?
- Yes, my dear.
-Are my children here?
- Yes, daddy.
- Are my grandchildren here?
- Yes, grandfather!
- Then why is the light on in the kitchen?

Jewish greed. Does it exist? Undoubtedly. Like the French and Eskimo and Ukrainian. But let’s figure out why greed is associated specifically with Jews. The fact is that the Christian church prohibited Christians from almost all types of monetary relations - everything that was based on loans, etc. In such conditions, it is difficult to develop not only the economy, but also agriculture. Even in the primitive conditions of the Middle Ages, and at all times. The peasant must sow in the spring and harvest in the fall. That's why he borrows in the spring and pays back in the fall.
One of the reasons for Napoleon’s late arrival in Russia (believe me, he knew when winter was coming) was a sudden crop failure in France, and, as a result, the debriefing was so complex that the presence of the emperor himself was required. Debriefing between peasants who had nothing to pay off their debts with and Jews - small moneylenders who had nothing to feed their children if their debt was not repaid.
That is, it is clear how important credit is not only in the economy, but also in agriculture? And, not having the opportunity to do anything else, the Jews were engaged in lending. Why didn't they do something else? Because of the craving for money? Not at all.A Jew could not work on the land due to prohibitions and constant expulsions from one possession to another.
What about crafts? Almost all crafts were united into guilds, which were unthinkable without a Christian oath and close connections. It was almost impossible even for a Christian to take up any craft without the appropriate background and connections.Only trade and banking remained.And this is the moment when you stand in front of the buyer/borrower and no matter what price/percentage you set, he will always strive to give less and initially assume that you are taking more than you are entitled to. And if a considerable part of the traders and lenders in your society are, say, red-haired, then very quickly red hair color will be associated in the culture with greed. And here – with Jewry.Let's continue with associations. Do not forget that human religious knowledge then (and indeed even now) was very meager and was determined by only a few myths. One of them is the greed of Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus for money.

By the way, 30 pieces of silver was not such a large sum in the 1st century; Judas was a wealthy man, that is, he didn’t really need this money. In addition, he was the treasurer of the Christian community and could stupidly run away with the treasury without betraying anyone. So greed could not be the reason for his action (if there was an action at all). But who, besides theologians and historians, knows such subtleties?

Judas Iscariot is associated with the Jews (named after a completely different Judas) and his imaginary properties are attributed to all generations of Jews too. Although not every religious Jew, then and in our time, will know who Judas Iscariot is...

That is, on the one hand, there is an association with a well-known “greedy” character, from whom Jews supposedly take their example (although the majority of them actually don’t know who he is). On the other hand, there is a forced position of a merchant/lender.

The fact that trade/lending is forced - we see in the example of the modern world, where, having discovered other opportunities for themselves, Jews become famous doctors, writers, inventors, scientists, and achieve amazing success in Israel in agriculture (!) etc. etc. And banking is far from the most popular among Jews when other opportunities are open to them! But, by inertia, people will, of course, pay attention to the Jewish oligarch bankers. And not on the Nobel Prize laureates, of whom 30-40% are Jews (in the world of Jews, by the way, less than 0.5%)...

How do Jews part with money?

In reality, for example, according to American statistics, no one among American citizens donates as much to charity as Jews.
At the state level, consider Israel.
No state provides such large-scale assistance to its own and others in such cramped conditions. The scale of Israel's charitable work in the world, given its size, lack of resources and constrained circumstances, is simply astounding. Few people know, but Israeli charities are actively working even in African countries with which Israel has no diplomatic ties and which do not recognize its existence! That is, generosity is not at all limited to the circle of one’s people. When religious Jews in America donated money to help those affected by the 2nd Lebanon War, they specifically emphasized that the money would also go to non-Jews - Arabs, Druze, and other residents of northern Israel, who also suffered from Hezbollah bombings.

You will not find a school in Israel that does not have at least a couple of classrooms built with donations. And often entire schools, universities, etc. are built on donations.

Many Israelis have signed up for a voluntary tax - quietly and quietly, from each salary a certain amount goes to the organization chosen by the person. For example, the organization “Efrat,” which helps poor women financially so that they (for fear of not being able to provide for the child) have an abortion, exists on a similar voluntary tax. And this is just one of many organizations. The Israeli “voluntary tax” system gives charities not only huge amounts of money, but also stability, which is important in long-term projects. But you can truly help not by giving alms once, but by a long-term project. I myself lived and studied in Israel for 3 years at the expense of the NAALE organization, which exists on donations. And to this day, by the way, I don’t know a single one of those who paid for all this. Chilean, English Jews, it seems...

Every Israeli devotes 3 years (for girls - 2 years) of his life to almost unpaid military service. Not a single disabled child, whose provision takes a lot of time and money (state assistance is not enough), has been adopted by foreigners. According to the law, it is possible, but only if there are no Israelis willing to adopt. In the entire history of Israel, the turn for adoptions has never reached foreigners, everyone was taken away by local Jews... And these are not all examples...

Israel arose not on occupied territories (as many people for some reason think), but on territories purchased (from Arab and Turkish landowners). Independence was declared the day before the withdrawal of British troops, and under British rule (and before it Turkish rule) it was physically impossible to seize anything! An attack by neighbors (the day after the creation of the state) and an imposed war changed the borders, but initially Israel stood on the purchased lands. Israel is the only country in the world bought with donations! (And now that we have turned the purchased desert into a blooming garden, the former sellers want to take everything back for free).

Israel is a country based on mutual aid, a country created with bare hands from the desert at the cost of blood and sweat; standing on their native land, bought from temporary owners with money donated by “greedy”, “stingy” Jews all over the world...

Jewish greed. Does it exist? Undoubtedly. As well as French and Eskimo and Ukrainian. But let’s figure out why greed is associated specifically with Jews.

The fact is that the Christian church prohibited Christians from almost all types of monetary relations - everything that was based on loans, etc. In such conditions, it is difficult to develop not only the economy, but also agriculture. Even in the primitive conditions of the Middle Ages, and at all times. The peasant must sow in the spring and harvest in the fall. That's why he borrows in the spring and pays back in the fall.
One of the reasons for Napoleon’s late arrival in Russia (believe me, he knew when winter was coming) was a sudden crop failure in France, and, as a result, the debriefing was so complex that the presence of the emperor himself was required. Debriefing between peasants who had nothing to pay off their debts with and Jews - small moneylenders who had nothing to feed their children if their debt was not repaid.
That is, it is clear how important credit is not only in the economy, but also in agriculture? And, not having the opportunity to do anything else, the Jews were engaged in lending. Why didn't they do something else? Because of the craving for money? Not at all.

A Jew could not work on the land due to prohibitions and constant expulsions from one possession to another.
What about crafts? Almost all crafts were united into guilds, which were unthinkable without a Christian oath and close connections. It was almost impossible even for a Christian to take up any craft without the appropriate background and connections.

Only trade and banking remained.

And this is the moment when you stand in front of the buyer/borrower and no matter what price/percentage you set, he will always strive to give less and initially assume that you are taking more than you are entitled to. And if a considerable part of the traders and lenders in your society are, say, red-haired, then very quickly red hair color will be associated in the culture with greed. And here – with Jewry.

Let's continue with associations. Do not forget that human religious knowledge then (and indeed even now) was very meager and was determined by only a few myths. One of them is the greed of Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus for money.

How do Jews part with money?

You will not find a school in Israel that does not have at least a couple of classrooms built with donations. And often entire schools, universities, etc. are built on donations.

Each of us has more than once heard from strangers and relatives an unflattering mention of some objectionable figure - a “kike”. This is always pronounced confidently and with mockery, with a bit of contempt and a twinkle in the eyes. The meaning is captured at some deep, subconscious level - few people know exactly who a Jew is. But if you put it this way yourself, you are guaranteed to hear understanding assent and intense head nods in response. But this doesn't explain much. Why such an attitude towards a seemingly ordinary word? What does it mean? After all, who is a Jew?

What does Orthodoxy have to do with it?

They say that Jews are called Jews, only with a contemptuous connotation. But if everything were so simple, the question would not arise as to how a Jew differs from a Jew, and the nickname would not be shrouded in some mystery. In addition, during the proceedings, for some reason, a clarification from religion immediately arises: they say, this is the name of the Jews. It turns out that they, the followers of this faith, have two names: Jews and Jews. Then, however, it turns out completely unclear. You will have to deal with this with the help of famous historians, historical facts and other reports.

Quoting A. Nechvolodov

A famous Russian historian wrote that the origin of the word “Jew” is more than simple. It is no secret that the Jews are the descendants of Judah, so every European language has its own name for them. The Germans call them “jude”, the British - “ju”, the French - “juif”, but the Poles chose what the Russian people love so much - “kike”. Both chroniclers and historians borrowed the nickname and used it everywhere. This can be seen in their works from a long time ago, when no claims to the term arose.

Why then contempt?

It would seem, why didn’t the “Jew” fall in love then, since the etymology does not contain anything like that? Here it is worth returning to faith and religions. For the Orthodox, the Jews are the enemies of Christ, as mentioned above, they originated from Judas - a traitor, as Christians claim. This means that the Jews are a people who have renounced God. Therefore, Orthodoxy confidently declares that the problem that the Jews themselves do not like when they are called that is a consequence of the struggle of religious doctrines, and not of anything else. Therefore, a “Jew” in the eyes of a true Christian can be a person of any nationality who has converted to Judaism, and therefore has turned away from Jesus Christ.

Great and mighty...

Let's turn to Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary. A Jew in this Talmud is defined as “miserly, miser,” etc. Not a very flattering definition, but, by the way, the fact that this is a synonym for the word “Jew” is not even hinted at anywhere, much less mentioned. That is, the question of who a Jew is in Russian can be answered honestly - a greedy person. Without reference to anything national, religious, and so on. But for some reason this completely consistent fact is omitted against the background of everything else and is not perceived as a sufficient argument.

Or maybe there is national discord after all?

Where then did the widespread dislike for Jews come from? Perhaps they are only trying to incite anti-Semitism as a phenomenon in Russia, and completely groundlessly? Is very similar.

An interesting fact: Dahl’s dictionary, published in 1978-1980 and completely unchanged (according to the editors), no longer contains a page with the definition of “Jew”. So ideal conditions have been created for the formation of a new stereotype. According to him, a Jew is a nationality, and not a member of a religious Jewish community.

It is interesting that why Jews are Jews, in fact, is not explained anywhere. The distortion of these two concepts is artificial, and the interpretation of the second of them is falsely attributed to the first. And suddenly - this is an enemy nation.

Another sophistry - a hidden logical error

“Enemy nation”: what’s wrong with this expression? First of all, perhaps, the Jews have never been a nation. This is belonging to a faith, a religion. To Judaism, already mentioned in this article. From this point of view, the position of Orthodoxy, although not particularly ethical, is logically presented.

Although, of course, with the question of the nation, everything is not so smooth either. And here’s why: na means both belonging to a people and a religion, and in Israel it even means legal status.

A story about how they tried to make the Jewish community a nation

Gave his own According to him, this is not only a group of people with a historical past and cohesion in the present, but also with the reason for this community - a common enemy. That is, according to Herzl, there is no enemy - no unity. A controversial statement, but it is precisely this that explains the concept of anti-Semitism so well: national oppression gives rise to an oppressed nation.

There are Jews and there are Jews...

Does everyone remember the axiom that there are Germans and there are Nazis? Here. Jew, Jew: the difference between them is the same, fundamental. At least, there are always those who say so.

Some people are genuinely surprised why there is such hatred towards Jews. At some national level, even if a person doesn’t really know how to hate, folk art in the form of jokes is simply dotted with inserts like “Jew,” supposedly exposing their mentality to ridicule. And it would be nice if this was not a stereotype that harms anyone, but here there is a whole list of bad consequences.

And this despite the fact that among the representatives of Jewry there are a whole bunch of scientists, creators, and geniuses. The Jew, on the other hand, is a stingy merchant - rather a regular in old retellings, a bright secondary character in literary works.

Some historical reports

In order not to be confused: skaz and Orthodoxy with their contempt for the Jews, as well as Dahl’s explanatory dictionary with its skillfully evoked anti-Semitism, are not two fundamentally different points of view. Firstly, one does not interfere with the other, and secondly, one does not deny the other.

So, let’s take the following as a historical fact: “Jew” from “Judas” and its initially completely non-dismissive meaning. This name began to be removed from official reports with the beginning of the reign of Catherine II. There was a transformation similar to the current rethinking of the word "Negro", which sharply became offensive.

By the way, while in Russia Russian writers already had to justify themselves for their alleged hatred, expressed through the use of the “wrong” word in their works, the Polish-Ukrainian environment, so to speak, lagged behind in this. In the territories of these countries everything remained the same.

Exclusively Russian problem

Let's continue the list of interesting facts: when translating the word "Jew" into English, we get "jew". When translating the word "Jew" (attention!) - also "jew". Then what is the difference between a Jew and a Jew? The fact that the first at some point became objectionable.

The situation worsened during Soviet times: at first the word was associated with counter-revolution due to the anti-Soviet propaganda of the White Guards. And during the Great Patriotic War, the “Jew” acquired a mocking “superstructure” over the so-called, which did not at all contribute to his emotional sensitivity for the better - everything only worsened.

The changes at that time were so deeply rooted that it would be more than difficult to reverse the transformation now.

"Jew": meaning

Dahl's explanatory dictionary has already been referenced in this article. And if you believe him (and, in turn, there is no reason not to believe him), then the “Jew” is a greedy, stingy person, in other words, a miser. This immediately brings to mind a well-known stereotype about Jews. The chain of name-calling is immediately built very logically. But, having found the answer to this question, we come across the next one: not about why Jews are Jews, but about why Jews are considered stingy.

Lion Levinson once said that Jewish greed certainly exists. As well as French, American, and Ukrainian. Surprisingly accurate remark. Every nation has everything in moderation: there are not the best representatives in it, but there are also embodiments of virtues.

Association "Jews-Greed"

Reason one. Religious. And again Judas, and again ruined the lives of his people. The traitor Iscariot sold Jesus precisely for money, for thirty pieces of silver (which, in fact, is not so much), therefore, greed destroyed him. The stingy character is associated with the Jews, but, by the way, they came from a completely different Judas. It is not for nothing that at the beginning of the article there was a clarification: the Orthodox associate Jews with Iscariot, but this does not mean that they are right. Because in reality - no, not at all. Judas was also the name of one of the followers of Christ, who was not found guilty of anything.

Reason two. Purely historical. Essentially, this reason is somewhat related to Christianity. The Church in the Middle Ages prohibited almost all types of monetary relations. Credit, however, is important not only in the economy, but also in agriculture, which was already practiced by Christian peasants. What should Jews do if they have nothing else to do? That's right - settle in the credit niche. And then everything went like clockwork: naturally, every creditor works, first of all, for his own benefit, and the fact that Jews began to be associated with this stingy and greedy area of activity is a matter of time, nothing more. In the modern world, he realizes himself in other areas, and not just in trade and banking.

Results and conclusions

So, what can we conclude? Let's go over everything written just above:

The mystery of the origin of the word “Jew” rises to the name Judas.
Orthodox believe that Judas, the ancestor of the Jews, is Iscariot, who betrayed Christ. Therefore, for Christians, the answer to the question of who is a Jew is any Jew, since this is the faith of traitors who turned away from God in favor of the Devil (Satan).
"Jew" is an old name for Jews.
Starting from a certain point, “Jew” began to have a negative emotional connotation. Words began to be deleted from official documents, rewritten, and shamed.
The interpretation of the word “kike” is stingy, greedy.
Jews are called greedy because Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for money.
In addition, the association with greed comes from the fact that the Jews of the Medieval world were mainly engaged in trade, banking, credit and economics.
The question of why Jews are Jews is asked only in the post-Soviet space, since in foreign languages these words have the same translation.
There is a theory according to which the negative connotation of the word “Jew” is one of the points in the plan to artificially induce anti-Semitism among Russians.

As you can see, inaccuracies still exist. Unfortunately, this is not a topic on which a clear conclusion can be drawn. The process of rooting stereotypes in thinking and hatred of individual nations on the part of representatives of other nations is a long and historical process. But the “Jews,” whose photos are sometimes used for ridicule and impartial captions, are just people who, as you know, are not only good or only bad.

I decided to consider this interesting and unusual topic: why are Jews rich? By the way, many researchers and analysts have studied this issue, in particular, one of them, Stephen Silbiger, dedicated an entire book to it, which he called Jewish phenomenon. In today's post I will rely primarily on it, as well as some other publicly available data.

Many people treat representatives of Jewish nationality, let’s say, not very well: Jews are considered greedy, selfish, cunning, etc. I’ll say right away that I don’t share such a negative attitude, and in general I don’t think it’s worth somehow dividing your opinion about people based on their nationality. On the contrary, I think that specifically from Jews, in fact, you can learn a lot in terms of achieving financial independence and managing personal finances. Let's look at the facts.

On a global scale, one can now observe a phenomenon called the “Jewish phenomenon.” The essence of this phenomenon is that, despite the rather small number of representatives of this nationality, for many years they have traditionally occupied the so-called. the “highest stratum” of society and are among the richest people in the world.

For example, in Russia the number of Jews is only about 0.1%, and in the USA - no more than 2% of the total population. At the same time, there are almost 200 Jews present, and among the richest people in the United States, their representatives account for almost 50%.

The number of Jews is only about 0.002% of the total population of the Earth, while the number of Jewish billionaires is 25% of the total number of billion-dollar capital owners. Of all Nobel Prize laureates, Jews make up 20%. That is, we can definitely say that Jews are very smart and successful.

Why is this happening? Why are Jews rich? This issue has been studied by many, today we will look at the Jewish phenomenon from the point of view of Stephen Silbegier, who dedicated a book of the same name to it. In his book “The Jewish Phenomenon” Silbegir identified 7 main qualities, which he considers the main secrets of the success of Jews. So, what are these qualities?

1. Constant thirst for knowledge. Jews have a very strong thirst for knowledge and constantly live in the process of learning. Learning something new is in their blood, and they consider knowledge the basis for achieving wealth. Based on this, the process of their learning includes not only the direct acquisition of knowledge, but also its further application in practice in the interests of their own success and well-being.

2. Unity and support from loved ones. The Jewish phenomenon is largely explained by the fact that Jews are a very united people. They are always kind to their loved ones, especially relatives, but not only to them, but in general to all representatives of their nationality. Jews are always ready to help each other, knowing that if they themselves need help, they will also receive it. In fact, every Jew feels the support of the entire people, which helps him.

3. Entrepreneurial spirit, entrepreneurial acumen. Many, answering the question “Why are Jews rich?” they immediately note that they have precisely these qualities. Indeed, one can only envy them for this. Jews always confidently move towards their goal, be it developing their own business or career growth, and reach the top quite quickly. Among them are many executives, top managers and owners of major companies.

4. Ability to negotiate. Surely everyone has heard many anecdotes about how Jews bargain, which, of course, did not arise out of nowhere. The Jewish phenomenon lies partly in the fact that Jews are very good at defending their position, master the art of persuasion, and know how to negotiate deals on terms that are more beneficial to them.

5. Lack of public display of one's wealth. Russian people often dream of being able to throw around money and allow themselves prestigious holidays, pleasures, entertainment, and demonstrate their wealth in every possible way. Jews in this regard are the complete opposite: you can never tell from a Jew whether he is rich or not, he will never demonstrate his wealth to the public. Moreover, even a very rich Jew will try hard in small things, which also gave rise to many tales and anecdotes. But it is precisely this quality that largely answers the question “Why are Jews rich?” - because they take care of their personal finances, do not throw them away, but save and invest.

6. Pride in one's origins. Stephen Silbeger also explains the Jewish phenomenon by the fact that this people is always very proud of its origin, despite its complex and even tragic fate. Pride in themselves and their people helps them move forward, serves as a source of inspiration, strength and motivation to achieve their goals.

7. Confidence that you are right. Try to convince a Jew of something, and you will probably fail. Every Jew is confident that he is right, and is ready to endlessly prove it to others. He always has it – and this is the most important quality for achieving success.

That's why Jews are rich. The presence of these 7 qualities, some of which some may consider unacceptable for themselves, helped this people stand out so much, enter the lists of the richest people in the world and constantly update their representatives on them. I think that the Jewish phenomenon can serve as a good example and lesson for anyone who dreams of becoming successful, achieving wealth and. So take note.

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