Jewish persistence of cultural particularity after emancipation was read as obstinacy justifying antisemitism.

Evidence

The Enlightenment and the growth of secular thought did not necessarily lead to a reassessment of the tendency to blame the victim. The continuation of Jewish particularity after the granting of political emancipation in the wake of the French Revolution was perceived across a range of Western and Central European countries as further evidence of Jewish obstinacy, and therefore the explanation of why antisemitism persisted. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 483

Categorization

• SEED: Potential essay: how liberal inclusion demands cultural assimilation, and failure to assimilate becomes the victim’s crime.
• XREF: Parallels the ‘complaints about immodesty’ dynamic where the minority’s refusal to conform invites blame. — connects to: Enlightenment emancipation reframed Jewish persistence as blameworthy obstinacy rather than ending victim-blaming. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 483