As it would be expected, the experiences of Jews in the interwar period varied. Antisemitism prior to this time was nothing new, though the more radical cases were more isolated to various far-right movements such as the Völkisch Movement. However, the end of the first world war brought antisemitism more into politics. For one, the loss of World War I was seen as the fault of the Jews. They had supposedly spread defeatism, had stabbed Germany in the back, and imposed the Weimar Republic. Next, the correlation between communists and Jews became more popular. Some of the more prominent revolutionaries were of Jewish background. It also did not help that Imperial Russia spread “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” around the time of the revolution. Finally, there was just general unhappiness and anger towards having lost the war and having to take full responsibility for the war (plus having to pay ridiculous reparations) Blame had to be laid on someone. It was a time of political change, with Nationalism and antisemitism becoming more “en vogue”.