24 ⟶ Jewish Deaths in Mainz During the Black Death

6,000 Jews are burned to death in Mainz as a part of the Bla...
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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

🏘️ Jewish Quarter Burned in Constantinople

Jewish quarter of Constantinople is burned down by crusaders during the Siege of Constantinople (1203).⟶
Jewish Quarter Burned in Constantinople (1203)
CrusadesPogromByzantine EmpireReligious ViolenceMiddle AgesAnti-JudaismConstantinople
TurkeyTurkey

☠️ 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

⚰️ Annihilation of the Zurich Jewish Community

600 Jews are burned at the stake and the entire Jewish community of Zurich is annihilated as a part of the Black Death Jewish persecutions.⟶
Annihilation of the Zurich Jewish Community (1349)
Black DeathPogromMassacreReligious PersecutionMedieval PeriodAntisemitismJewsSwitzerland14th CenturyBurning at the Stake
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🔥 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