1346 ⟶ Jews Scapegoated During the Black Death
Jews scapegoated as the cause of the growing Black Death. Se...
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🚪 Jews Blamed and Expelled from England
Jews living in England, under King Henry III, were blamed for counterfeiting the money and when the local citizens began to exact revenge on them, the king expelled his Jewish subjects in order to save them from harm.⟶
ExpulsionEnglandKing Henry IIIAnti-SemitismFinancial AccusationsUsuryMedieval PeriodPersecutionJewish HistoryScapegoating
🤝 Jews Invited to Poland by Casimir the Great
Jews persecuted in Western Europe are invited to Poland by Casimir the Great.⟶
MigrationPolandCasimir the GreatJewish RefugePersecutionMedieval PeriodEastern EuropeJewish Community14th Century
Poland☠️ Jews Scapegoated During the Black Death
Jews scapegoated as the cause of the growing Black Death. See also Medieval antisemitism⟶
Black DeathScapegoatingAntisemitismPersecutionMedieval PeriodPogromsDisease14th CenturyBlame
🕊️ Pope Clement VI Condemns Violence Against Jews
Pope Clement VI issued two papal bulls in 1348 (6 July and 26 September), the latter named Quamvis Perfidiam, which condemned the violence and said those who blamed the plague on the Jews had been "seduced by that liar, the Devil." He urged clergy to take action to protect Jews as he had done.⟶
Papal BullPope Clement VIProtectionBlack DeathAntisemitismReligious Authority14th CenturyCatholic Church
🔥 Strasbourg Massacre of Jews
Several hundred Jews are publicly burned to death in the Strasbourg massacre.⟶
MassacrePogromStrasbourgBlack DeathPersecution14th CenturyAntisemitismReligious ViolenceFrance
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