What is History of the Jews in Europe?
Jews have lived in [[Europe]] for thousands of years, and their dispersal and relations with governing authorities and peoples have changed greatly. In the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], there was a Jewish [[minority]] which had varying rights and relations with the Romans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-25|title=History of The Jews in The Roman Empire|url=https://slife.org/history-of-the-jews-in-the-roman-empire/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=The Spiritual Life|language=en-US}}</ref> After the [[First Jewish–Roman War|Roman-Jewish wars]] in the first and second centuries and the destruction of the [[Second Temple|Temple]], Jews were expelled from [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/en:Judea Judea], which greatly increased their numbers in [[Europe]] (and [[North Africa]] and Asia). In the [[Middle Ages]], with the spread of [[Christianity]] and Christian [[anti-Semitism]], conditions were generally bad. Jews were often separated from Christians. They were not allowed in some jobs . They were made to live in particular parts of cities, called [[ghetto]]s. They were allowed to do certain jobs that Christians were not allowed to, such as [[Credit|lending]] money to people for [[interest]], which was considered bad for Christians. This made some Jews wealthy but also increased [[Persecution|persecutions]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History & Overview of Christian-Jewish Relations|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/history-and-overview-of-christian-jewish-relations|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref> [[File:Expulsion_judios-en.svg|300px|thumb|Map showing the movements, often forced, of Jews during the [[Middle Ages]].]] Jews were eventually welcomed in [[Poland]], whose king declared the [[Statute of Kalisz]] to protect them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jewish Life in Poland Before the Holocaust|url=https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/resistance-during-holocaust/jewish-life-poland-holocaust|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Facing History and Ourselves}}</ref> [[Ashkenazi Jew