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1 March 1349 Jews blamed for Black Death #otdimjh

Posted on March 1, 2016 by richardsh

1 March 1349 Black Death reaches Worms where 580 Jews commit suicide rather than face death at the stake Adapted from Jspace: The Jewish community of Worms on the Rhine, which is one of the oldest in Germany, is reached … Continue reading →

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26 September 1348 Pope Clement VI Exonerates Jews from Causing the Black Death #otdimjh

Posted on September 26, 2015 by richardsh

Pope Clement VI (Latin: Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was pope from 7 May 1342 to his death in 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement is most notable as the pope who reigned … Continue reading →

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1 March 1349 Black Death reaches Worms where 580 Jews commit suicide rather than face death at the stake #otdimjh

Posted on March 1, 2015 by richardsh

Adapted from Jspace: The Jewish community of Worms on the Rhine, which is one of the oldest in Germany, is reached by the Black Death Persecutions. The alderman of Worms sentences the Jews to death at the stake, but they … Continue reading →

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14 February 1349 St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Strasbourg sees 900 Jews burnt alive #onthisday #otdimjh

Posted on February 14, 2015 by richardsh

  From Ha’aretz On February 14, 1349 – St. Valentine’s Day – the Jewish residents of Strasbourg, in Alsace, were burned to death by their Christian neighbours. Estimates of the number murdered range from several hundred to more than 2,000. … Continue reading →

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