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This could be an example of the introduction to the section Greed. . . "Jews were often viewed as greedy. One practice in particular contributed to this stereotype. Usury is the practice of of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender (from usury wikipedia). It was legal for Jews to practice usury on non-Jews, like the Christians."

How has this influenced the Christians view on the Jews?

Why exactly were the Jews given this privilege?

When did this practice stop?

Usury today?

(possible sources: bottom of the page)

What needs to be added to the current article:

The section on the Prevalence in the United States is 3 sentences long and doesn't make much sense. I would add more to that section (from Hasia R. Diner, The Jews of the United States). I would also add more to the Greed section about usury. I would write about the questions above.

The section on the Medieval Europe was about how Christians portrayed Jews. However, the section doesn't get into why. I don't know if that was intentional because Wikipedia should be not biased and getting into why something happened might be taken as taking a stance on an issue. But if I was allowed to get into why, I write more about the differences between the Christian and Jewish religion. I would write about the Doctrines and Laws during 200 CE that were placed on the Jews. The post-Jesus Jews were enemies of Christians because, in the Christian perspective, they disobeyed God and killed Jesus, they persecuted Christians, and they were deliberately blind to the truth of Christianity. (From lecture on 11/8/16. . . I want to ask Professor where he got that information)

On the talk page, someone mentioned that there should be positive stereotypes. Which I would like to explore. Stereotypes don't always have to have a negative vibe in the writing. Which leads me into thinking "What exactly is a stereotype"? I might want to include a formal definition of a stereotype (from stereotype wikipedia).

Database articles:

"Conflicts of interest? The ethics of usury"

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/pqrl/docview/198110883/79A7D44C871F46ABPQ/2?accountid=465

"Usury: The lender's long lament"

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/pqrl/docview/224149173/9C2D9001108C4650PQ/7?accountid=465

"The Discourse of Usury: Relations Between Christians and Jews in the German Countryside, 1880-1914" *Gives positive perspective*

http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=bd6dadde-c96f-440b-a504-685dd67b0783%40sessionmgr4006&hid=4106&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=2460259&db=hia