1348 ⟶ Black Death Persecutions: Jews Blamed for the Plague

European Jews are blamed for the plague in the Black Death p...
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🔥 Jewish Deaths in Mainz During the Black Death

6,000 Jews are burned to death in Mainz as a part of the Black Death Jewish persecutions. When the angry mob charged, the Jews initially fought back, killing around 200 of their attackers.⟶
Jewish Deaths in Mainz During the Black Death (24)
Black DeathPersecutionPogromMainzScapegoatingMiddle AgesReligious Violence
GermanyGermany

🧪 Jews Accused of Poisoning Wells, Massacre in France

Jews in central France accused of ordering lepers to poison wells. After massacre of est. 5,000 Jews, King Philip V admits they were innocent.⟶
Jews Accused of Poisoning Wells, Massacre in France (1321)
Blood LibelMassacrePogromFranceMedieval PeriodPersecutionAnti-Jewish Violence
FranceFrance

🍞 Pogroms over Host Desecration Accusation

Pogroms over Host desecration across Bavaria, Austria, and Bohemia. The Jews are accused of stealing the bread of the Eucharist and trying to burn it. In Wolfsberg, Carinthia, over 70 Jews are burned at the stake and the entire Jewish community is destroyed.⟶
Pogroms over Host Desecration Accusation (1337)
Host DesecrationBlood LibelPogromMedieval PeriodAnti-Jewish ViolencePersecution
GermanyGermanyAustriaAustriaCzech RepublicCzech Republic

☠️ Black Death Persecutions: Jews Blamed for the Plague

European Jews are blamed for the plague in the Black Death persecutions. Charge laid to the Jews that they poisoned the wells. Massacres spread throughout Spain, France, Germany and Austria. More than 200 Jewish communities destroyed by violence. Many communities have been expelled and settle down in Poland.⟶
ScapegoatingBlack DeathPogromsAnti-Jewish ViolenceMedieval PeriodPersecutionBlood Libel
SpainSpainFranceFranceGermanyGermanyAustriaAustria

🔥 Erfurt Massacre during Black Death Persecutions

The Erfurt massacre was a massacre of around 3,000 Jews as a result of Black Death Jewish persecutions⟶
Black DeathPogromMassacreReligious PersecutionMedieval PeriodAntisemitismJewsGermany14th Century
GermanyGermany

🔥 Strasbourg Massacre During Black Death Persecutions

The Strasbourg massacre was a part of the Black Death persecutions, where several hundred Jews were publicly burned to death, and the rest of them were expelled. It was one of the first and worst pogroms in pre-modern history.⟶
Strasbourg Massacre During Black Death Persecutions (1349)
Black DeathPogromMassacreReligious PersecutionMedieval PeriodAntisemitismJewsFrance14th CenturyExpulsionBurning at the Stake
FranceFrance