1251Shepherds' Crusade Attacks in Northern France

The Shepherds' Crusade attacks Jewish communities across nor...
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⚰️ Jews Burned at the Stake in Bray-sur-Seine

More than 80 Jews in Bray-sur-Seine are burned at the stake after trying to execute a murderer who had killed an Israelite.
Jews Burned at the Stake in Bray-sur-Seine (1191)
PersecutionReligious ViolenceMiddle AgesFranceMartyrdomAnti-JudaismChristianity
FranceFrance

🔥 Pogrom in Frankfurt: Judenschlacht

A pogrom against the Jews of Frankfurt takes place after conflicts over Jewish-Christian marriages and the enforced baptism of interfaith couples. 180 Jews are killed as a result and 24 agree to be baptized. This became known as the Judenschlacht (German for Slaughter of the Jews).
PogromViolencePersecutionReligious conflictMarriage lawsBaptismFrankfurtMiddle AgesAnti-Jewish violence
GermanyGermany

⚔️ Shepherds' Crusade Attacks in Northern France

The Shepherds' Crusade attacks Jewish communities across northern France.
Shepherds' Crusade Attacks in Northern France (1251)
CrusadeViolencePersecutionFranceShepherds' CrusadeMiddle AgesReligious violenceAnti-Jewish violence
FranceFrance

🚪 Expulsion of Jews from France

Philip IV of France seizes all Jewish property (except the clothes they wear) and expels them from France (approx. 100,000). His successor Louis X of France allows French Jews to return in 1315.
Expulsion of Jews from France (1305)
ExpulsionFrancePhilip IVMiddle AgesRoyal DecreeAntisemitismPersecutionProperty Seizure
FranceFrance

⚔️ Crusaders Rampage Against Jews in Rhodes

Rhodes falls to the Crusaders, who went on a rampage against the local Jews.
CrusadesViolenceRhodesGreeceMiddle AgesReligious ViolenceAntisemitismPersecution
GreeceGreece

⚔️ Shepherds' Crusade Attacks Jews

Shepherds' Crusade attacks the Jews of 120 localities in southwest France.
Shepherds' Crusade Attacks Jews (1320)
CrusadeAnti-Jewish ViolencePogromFranceMedieval PeriodPersecution
FranceFrance