What was the primary reason why jews were targeted during the holocaust? jews supported radical soviet political ideals. there was history of anti-semitism in europe. jews did not support traditional european values. germans were jealous of thriving jewish businesses.

There was history of anti-Semitism in Europe.

Explanation:

While the main arguments for targeting the Jews were about race supremacy during Holocaust others groups as homosexuals and Romani were also victims of it. But we know that before Nazism there was already a history of anti-Semitism in Europe, which can be traced back since ancient times to Middle Ages. It started with Christians defaming Judaism, the prejudices appeared in history in the deny of citizenship, with persecutory acts and restricting Jews participation in economy or to live in certain regions isolated from others.