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The Ballad Of The Weimar Jew
- 1. The Ballad of the Weimar Jew and a chronicle of anti-Semitism
- 2. Since Judas crossed Jesus,The relationship between the Jews and the Christianshas been rather strained.
- 3. Caricatures of JewsLike the AhasverPaint Jews as sinnersAnd propagate hate.
- 4. But until modern timesJewish persecutionWas based on opposingIdeologies.
- 5. The Jew who converted,who renounced his transgressions,Was accepted back intothe Christian's esteems.
- 6. But with the enlightenment,Came more equality,And soon Jews conformed,And divisions receded.
- 7. So Christians felt threatened,Scared of subversion,And soon anti-SemitismBegan to breed.
- 8. The world was more modern,The church losing power, And soon Jews were more thana religious creed.
- 9. Soon came the viewOf the secular JewAnd a movement to isolateMorphed into enmity
- 10. The effigy of Jewsas parasites soonpermeated Weimar'sGerman speech.
- 11. The Jews were more separate,but together had freedomTo further their cultureand solidarity!
- 12. QUESTIONS? Feel free to raise your hand.