Jewish distrust grew with assimilation while Irish distrust faded

Evidence

The Jews, on the other hand, lost in reputation as they gained in social and economic status. Alone among European immigrant groups, the Jews during this period met a distrust that spread along with their increasing assimilation. — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 162

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to reader’s question about whether professed/made enemy status tracks actual behavior — assimilation made Jews MORE suspect, the reverse of the Irish case. — connects to: Assimilation paradoxically produced Jewish chauvinism rather than dissolving it; Assimilation converted Jewish origin from political fact into a psychological trait; Jewish intellectual assimilation shifted Jews from inter-European traders to national citizens seeking social admittance — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 183 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Assimilation paradoxically produced Jewish chauvinism rather than dissolving it #expands (0.82)
• Jewish intellectual assimilation nationalized the Jews and made social discrimination newly painful #expands (0.75)
• Assimilation converted Jewish origin from political fact into a psychological trait #expands (0.72)
• Jewish intellectual assimilation shifted Jews from inter-European traders to national citizens seeking social admittance #qualifies (0.72) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 183
• Assimilation converted Judaism from a nationality or religion into a psychological quality #expands (0.72)
• Assimilation reduced Jewish identity to a mere fact of birth #expands (0.72)