Jews were most reviled when their actual influence was declining

Evidence

The marginal status of the Jews in manufacturing as well as the political and military apparatus meant that they were, as a group, objectively irrelevant to imperialism. Yet it was during the height of imperialism that they began to be more than ever reviled for their alleged control over the economy and the politics of every Western state. Antisemites identified the Jews as a major noxious force just when their sociopolitical importance was objectively in decline. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 134 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Wartime foundations stopped funding Jewish causes right as antisemitism was expected to surge — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1488; Belief in Rothschild power grew even as the family’s real influence declined. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 287; Antisemitism peaked after Jews had already lost economic influence (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Antisemitic hatred peaked precisely when Jewish political importance declined #corroborates (0.97) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 134
• Antisemitism peaked after Jews had already lost economic influence #corroborates (0.95)
• Economic usefulness of Jews outweighed noble prejudice until state change #complicates (0.75)