Why are Jews perceived as money greedy people? Did it have something to do with the Holocaust?

Did they have something to do with the holocaust---Yep they were the victims.

Why are they perceived as money hungry? jealousy of people that do not know how to make money and manage it as good as the Jewish do I would suppose.

there has been this charge against Jews for a long time -- according to some poeple it traces back to the government regulations which kept Jews in the jobs of tax collector or money lender (jobs the christians wouldn't want) but since Jews were stuck in that job, the stereotypes emerged.

In other situations, Jews had been victimized in Europe for so long that they learned to survive and be smart with their money because the future was so shaky.

Wikipedia has an interesting article on the history of moneylending, when it began, how the Jews got involved and ended up with a bad rep, and differences between cultures regarding moneylending:

Usury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usury)

This has gone on WAY before the Holocaust. Have you ever read Ivanhoe or the Merchant of Venice? Have you ever heard of the Rothschild family?

Jews have often been money lenders and bankers throughout history that's the source.

All the answers have been excellent. A couple of things I'll add. First off, in Judaism, as pertaining to finance regulations and business ethics, these are outlined in the Torah. We gather much business prudence from simple G-d given directions. Secondly, historically speaking, some of the trade guilds in Europe wouldn't permit Jewish members, therefore we took on independent merchant vending operations as a means of feeding our families and therefore later became our own financiers to the communities.


Why are Jews perceived as money greedy people? Did it have something to do with the Holocaust?

Mostly out of fear driven, jealous, uneducated, ignorance, and intolerance. Myths against Jews are usually completely backwards of fact. For example, the greed in the Holocaust was perpetuated by nazi ilk as they even took the gold capped teeth and fillings from Jews after being murdered. Sorry to be so graphic, but as a Jew it's important to me that the truth be advanced.

Sorry to be so graphic, but as a Jew it's important to me that the truth be advanced.
No apologies needed!

(I never knew you were a Jew :D )

Yup that's me. Curly headed, crooked nosed, and working for a credit department. Imagine that?! I think I live up to most of the sterotypes. LOL! BTW the picture to the left is my son "Zakary." My wife calls that photo, "the baby Moses picture." It's one of my favorites.

Zakary is adorable and I am collecting baby pics here.

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-member-discussions/all-these-baby-pics-192525.html

This has gone on WAY before the Holocaust. Have you ever read Ivanhoe or the Merchant of Venice? Have you ever heard of the Rothschild family?

Jews have often been money lenders and bankers throughout history that's the source.


And no i have never heard of those. What are they about?

I suggest you go to a library and get Ivanhoe and Merchant of Venice. If you don't want to read them, they are available on video. Just do a websearch on Rothschild family.