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The persecution of Jews during the Black Death consisted of a series of violent mass attacks and massacres. Jewish communities were often blamed for outbreaks of the Black Death in Europe . From 1348-1351, acts of violence were committed in Toulon , Barcelona , Erfurt , Basel , Frankfurt , Strasbourg and elsewhere.
The Basel Massacre was an anti-Semitic massacre in Basel, which occurred in 1349 in connection with alleged well poisoning as part of the Black Death persecutions, carried out against the Jews in Europe at the time of the Black Death. A number of Jews, variously given as between 300 and 600 (according to contemporary Medieval chronicles) or 50 ...
The Strasbourg massacre occurred on 14 February 1349, when the entire Jewish community of several thousand Jews were publicly burnt to death as part of the Black Death persecutions. [ 1 ] Starting in the spring of 1348, pogroms against Jews had occurred in European cities, starting in Toulon .
The Black Death plague devastated Europe in the mid-14th century, annihilating more than a half of the population, with Jews being made scapegoats. Rumors spread that they caused the disease by deliberately poisoning wells. Hundreds of Jewish communities were destroyed by violence, in particular in the Iberian peninsula and in the Germanic Empire.
A painting revolution was ready to take off in the 14th century, but then the plague hit Italy. What lessons does that hold about our own art future?
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas and through the air.
The Bubonic plague (also referred to as the “human plague” or simply “the plague”) has been detected in Oregon. The U.S. usually sees 10 or more cases of bubonic plague a year.
Apparently, some Jews fled to the nearby Kyburg Castle. They hoped to find protection here, but were nonetheless killed in the Kyburg massacre, in which 330 Jews were burned in the fortress. [1] The Zurich Jewish community numbered around 400, and most of them were killed. [7] The property of the Jews was then stolen.