Anti-Semitism did not start when Hitler came to power. Anti-Semitism has been going on for over 2,000 years (Anti-Semitism: The Longest Hate). Christians and Jews have been fighting for years because Christians think Jews only think about themselves and do what makes them better. Since anti-Semitism already exists, it makes an easy target for Hitler. The most extreme case of anti-Semitism is the Holocaust (anti-Semitism). “Anti-Semitism does not exist only because of the Jew, nor because of his neighbors alone, but because of social conditions (Lazarus). » Lazare said: "Ignoring the true cause of their feelings... Racial accusations, religious accusations, political and economic accusations, none of these complaints of anti-Semitism are well founded. » Anti-Semitism exists not only because of the Jewish people but because of other peoples and religions who viewed the Jewish people as a threat to society. Hitler and the Nazi Party would not have succeeded in finding a final solution and persecuting the Jews if the German people did not already have a history of anti-Semitism and adopted his prejudices. Background Anti-Semitism has taken countless forms and each one of them means something different, but none of them take away some of the cruelty that was inflicted on the Jewish people. “In 1879, the German journalist Wilhelm Marr coined the term anti-Semitism, denoting hatred of Jews and hatred of various liberal, cosmopolitan, and international political trends of the 18th and 19th centuries, often associated with Jews (anti-Semitism). » “Anti-Zionism” is hatred of Jews and “anti-Semitism” is discrimination against Israel and Zionism is racism (Lipset). These two terms can often be misused or misunderstood, but the...... middle of paper ......sdropping on Hell » Historical Guide to Western Communications Intelligence and the Holocaust, 1939-1945, nd Web. February 18, 2014. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Anti-Semitism.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. Web. February 2, 2014. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Anti-Semitism: the longest hatred. » United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. Web. February 2, 2014. “Why the Germans”. Why the Germans? Holocaust-History, nd Web. February 11, 2014. “Why were the Jews chosen for extermination?” » Why were the Jews chosen for extermination. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, nd Web. February 18, 2014.Wistrich, Robert. “The Changing Face of Anti-Semitism.” The changing face or anti-Semitism. Robert Wistrich, March 16, 2013. Web. January 30. 2014.