1298 ⟶ Host Desecration Accusations Lead to Forced Conversions

Accusations of Host desecration against the German Jews. Mor...
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🩸 Host Desecration Accusation and Burning in Beelitz

The first ever accusation of Host Desecration. The entire Jewish population of Beelitz was burned at the stake after being accused of torturing Jesus and the spot it happened was named "Judenberg."⟶
Host Desecration Accusation and Burning in Beelitz (1243)
Host desecrationBlood libelViolenceAccusationBeelitzMiddle AgesGermanyPersecutionReligious extremism
GermanyGermany

🕍 Host Desecration Accusations Lead to Forced Conversions

Accusations of Host desecration against the German Jews. More than 140 Jewish communities face forced conversions.⟶
Host Desecration Accusations Lead to Forced Conversions (1298)
Host DesecrationGermanyForced ConversionsMiddle AgesReligious AccusationsPersecutionAntisemitismViolenceFalse Accusations
GermanyGermany

🔥 Rintfleisch Pogroms in Germany

During the civil war between Adolph of Nassau and Albrecht of Austria, German knight Rintfleisch claims to have received a mission from heaven to exterminate "the accursed race of the Jews". Under his leadership, the mob goes from town to town destroying Jewish communities and massacring about 100,000 Jews, often by mass burning at stake. Among 146 localities in Franconia, Bavaria and Austria are Röttingen (20 April), Würzburg (24 July), Nuremberg (1 August).⟶
Rintfleisch Pogroms in Germany (1298)
PogromMassacreRintfleischGermanyAustriaMiddle AgesAntisemitismViolenceReligious Violence
GermanyGermanyAustriaAustria

🕌 Riots in Egypt and Forced Conversions

Riots break out in Egypt, which are encouraged by the Mamluks. Many Jews are forcibly converted to Islam, including the entire Jewish population of Bilbeis. Many synagogues are appropriated into mosques.⟶
Riots in Egypt and Forced Conversions (1301)
RiotsForced ConversionEgyptMamluksMiddle AgesReligious ViolenceAntisemitismPersecution
EgyptEgypt

⛪️ Host Desecration Trials in Barcelona

Host desecration trials are held against the Jews of Barcelona. They were initiated by the crown prince Don Juan of Aragon.⟶
Host Desecration Trials in Barcelona (1367)
Host DesecrationTrialBarcelonaCrown Prince Don JuanMedieval PeriodFalse Accusations
SpainSpain

🔥 Host Desecration Accusations Lead to Pogrom in Breslau

Around 40 Jews in Breslau are burned at the stake on charges of Host desecration, while the head Rabbi hung himself to avoid the torture. Jewish children under 7 were stolen and forcibly baptized. The few Jews remaining were banished from Breslau.⟶
Host Desecration Accusations Lead to Pogrom in Breslau (1453)
PogromPolandBreslauHost DesecrationMassacreForced ConversionsMedieval PeriodViolence
PolandPoland