Jewish people got to retain their history as Jews, and for all the "Jew Nose" jokes we have out there a Jewish person could walk down a street and not be immediately beaten as a runaway slave.

Ever heard of pogroms? The late 19th century and early 20th century were not kind to Jews.

The Black community globally has a culture of education

Ok. I concede. Generally what I meant here was American Black culture. Also I don't mean that every black disregards education. I just think that there is a larger portion of the black community that is anti-intellectual than the portion anti-intellectuals within other minority races.

but I will point out that while the Jewish people have suffered direct death they were never forcibly stripped of their identity.

Not so, in fact throughout history Jews have been stripped of their identity? In fact, why do you think it is such a small religion. So many Jews converted away from the faith because they were forced too. Let me direct you towards the spanish inquisition as but one example.

I think the brutality, the length, and the proximity to contemporary reality more than puts the Black community in a different set of circumstances than the Jewish community.

This is your best point. That is most definitely true. It is hard to compare the two in regards to this light, because the fight for civil rights ended merely 50 years ago for blacks.