Luther in one of his NOT finer moments. Very medieval of him considering the Jews were kicked out of just about every (Catholic) nation prior to this time. England, Spain, France - gee, why not Germany.
Not a moment to be proud of Martin Luther. But as I have stated before, ALL of the reformers were flawed as are we.
"Why not Germany?"
Famous last words...
Don't get me too wrong. Anti-semitism was rife in Europe and Asia.
However this strain proved particularly virulent.