... prejudice towards Jews was the answer to these insecurities. Anti-Semitism in the twentieth century can be divided into three stages, pre-World War one, World War I and II, and post World War II to present. At the turn of the century, around 1902, Russia fell victim to a famine and a cholera epidemic ... the Protocols created a great deal of animosity towards the Jewish people. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion began circulating across Europe in this pre-World War period, which added significantly to the burden on the shoulders of the Jews. "The first appearance of the Protocols seems t...

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