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Troyes Jews Burned at Stake
1288
On the 20th of Iyar in 1288, thirteen Jews in Troyes, France, were burned at the stake by the Inquisition. They were accused, in a blood libel, of the supposed murder of a Christian child. The thirteen Jews were chosen from among the richer members of ...
Jewish Calendar » Iyar » Iyar 20 » Jewish History » Troyes Jews Burned at Stake
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Martyrs of Blois
1171
The 20th of Sivan is the anniversary of the first blood libel in France. On this date in 1171, tens of Jewish men and women were burned alive in the French town of Blois on the infamous accusation that Jews used to the blood of Christian children in the ...
Jewish Calendar » Sivan » Sivan 20 » Jewish History » Martyrs of Blois
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Blood Libel Declared False
1817
On Adar 24, Czar Alexander I of Russia declared the Blood Libel -- the infamous accusation that Jews murdered Christian children to use their blood in the baking of matzah for Passover, for which thousands of Jews were massacred through the centuries -- ...
Jewish Calendar » Adar » Adar 24 » Jewish History » Blood Libel Declared False
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The Martyrs of Blois
(circa 1171)
By Nissan Mindel
The 20th of Sivan is the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Jews of Blois, victims of the first ritual murder accusation in France, more than 800 years ago. Blois is a city in France, on the river Loire, not far from Orleans. It is not a large city (its ...
Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » The Rishonim » The Martyrs of Blois
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The Martyr of Metz
(5430)
By Nissan Mindel
Metz is an ancient city in the province of Lorraine in France. Jews came to live there more than a thousand years ago. There are records of Jewish inhabitants in Metz dating back to the 9th century. Outstanding Rabbis served the Jewish community of Metz ...
Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Later Achronim » The Martyr of Metz
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Rabbi Israel Brunna
(Circa 5160-5240; 1400-1480)
By Nissan Mindel
Some five hundred years ago, when the Jews in almost all the countries of Europe suffered persecution, physical attacks and expulsion, there were yet great scholars and Rabbis whose learning and nobility of soul won them places of distinction in the ...
Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Early Achronim » Rabbi Israel Brunna
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