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Persecution of Jews During the Plague
This illustration depicts brutal anti-Judaic violence during the Middle Ages.
Subject
- History
Language
English — USUpdated
![Woodcut of a group of men in a pit being set on fire.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-05/Ch02_Image01_Medium_res.jpg?itok=I4Mp1FaF)
In much of Europe during the Middle Ages, Christians blamed Jews for the plague. In many towns, officials arrested Jews, confiscated their property, and burned them at the stake.
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