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Displays of animosity and hatred towards Jews due to their religion and owing to hatred of all people who are different can be found in writings of the Greeks and Romans. Explicit religious hatred of Jews also developed alongside the spread of Christianity. Under the aegis of the Church, an increasing number of allegations were made against Jews in Europe, accusing them of killing children for ritual purposes. From the end of the 18th century, antisemitism was prevalent in Eastern Europe and constituted fertile ground for the
