Yes. Traditionalist and Orthodox Jews (Jews who adhere to both Torah and Talmudic Law) are not supposed to touch or interact with Gentiles. Coming into contact with a Gentile is as unclean as coming into contact with urine or feces.
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Jewish people were more religious people, they considered themselves as the children of Abrahamand gods on chosen people. The gentiles were not holy .Correction:Jews do not believe that Gentiles are not holy. This is an error. Orthodox Judaism states that Gentiles have a huge advantage over Jews because they only have 7 laws to achieve holiness, whereas Jews have 613.Otherwise, Judaism makes no comments whatsoever on other religious beliefs.
The modern definition of a "Gentile" is basically a non-Jewish person.
they had to wear a band on their arms identifying them as Jews, they were restricted to certain areas, they were not allowed to trade with gentiles.
1.3 million Actually that's how many people estimated killed. There is not really a number for Jews, at least none that I found, but if you add everything up it's about 2.8 million people.
In ancient times, there was no special terminology for non-jewish people. In modern times, they could be called Gentiles or simply non-jews. In Hebrew, the term goy was used since the Middle Ages. It was a non-offensive term that referred to (other) nations. In Modern English, the term "goy" was borrowed from Hebrew, but in English it has a slightly negative connotation.