>>16345384Jews were not allowed to take productive jobs as they were traveling around. They were exempted with getting to lend out money with interest which was otherwise known to collapse economies.
Trading was another allowed way for them to make a living.
Life as a traveling jew was hard and it's natural they developed a bad reputation. People still identifying as of Jewish faith and keeping the "culture" of attracting hate and being chased away are just so damned annoying.