1287 ⟶ Oberwesel Jews Accused of Murder, Resulting in Massacre

A 16-year-old boy is found dead in the Rhine. Immediately th...

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🩸 Ten Jews Slain in Mainz Following Blood Libel

10 Jews are slain in Mainz after claims of blood libel.⟶

GermanyMainzBlood LibelPogromViolence13th Century

Germany

🔪 Oberwesel Jews Accused of Murder, Resulting in Massacre

A 16-year-old boy is found dead in the Rhine. Immediately the Jews of Oberwesel are accused of killing the boy. Over 40 men, women and children were killed by rioters as a response.⟶

GermanyOberweselRitual MurderBlood LibelPogromViolence13th Century

Germany

🕯️ Troyes Jews Accused of Ritual Murder; Martyrs Burned

The Jewish population of Troyes is accused of ritual murder. 13 Jewish martyrs are burned at the stake, sacrificing themselves to spare the rest of the community.⟶

FranceTroyesRitual MurderMartyrdomBurningPogrom13th Century

France

⚔️ Pogrom in Bonn, Germany

104 Jews in Bonn, Germany are killed during a pogrom.⟶

GermanyBonnPogromViolenceMassacre13th Century

Germany

🔪 Massacre of Jews in Baghdad

The Jews of Baghdad are massacred.⟶

BaghdadMassacrePogromViolenceMiddle Ages13th Century

Iraq

🔪 Istanbul Jews Accused of Child Murder

Two Christian Janissaries accuse the Jews of Istanbul of killing a child who had actually been killed by his own father. After killing his own son, he threw his body onto the Jewish quarter in order to implicate the Jews in the crime. Once the Grand Vizier learned the facts of the case from his spies stationed in the Greek quarter, he informed the Sultan and the Janissaries were put to death. 20 Jews were killed in total by the Greek mobs.⟶

Blood LibelFalse AccusationPogromViolence17th CenturyIstanbulTurkeyJewish Community

Turkey