1699 ⟶ Prune-Fest: Defense of the Jewish Quarter in Bamberg

A mob attacks the Jewish Quarter of Bamberg but runs away af...
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1699

🔥 French invasion and destruction of the Jewish quarter in Worms

Worms is invaded by the French and the Jewish quarter is reduced to ashes.⟶
French invasion and destruction of the Jewish quarter in Worms (1689)
WormsFrench InvasionDestructionEarly Modern PeriodPalatinate War of SuccessionMilitary ViolenceJewish Quarter
GermanyGermany

🍇 Prune-Fest: Defense of the Jewish Quarter in Bamberg

A mob attacks the Jewish Quarter of Bamberg but runs away after one Jew stops them by pouring baskets of ripe plums on the attackers. The event is still commemorated on the 29th of Nisan as the Zwetschgen-Ta’anit (Prune-Fest).⟶
Prune-Fest: Defense of the Jewish Quarter in Bamberg (1699)
BambergRiotsJewish QuarterSelf-DefenseZwetschgen-Ta'anitEarly Modern PeriodPrune-FestCommemoration
GermanyGermany