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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague: Season 1

1x15 Jewish Persecution during the Black Death

  • 2016-10-31T00:00:00Z on The Great Courses
  • 31m
Examine the history of anti-Semitism in medieval Europe and the unfolding of conspiracy theories during the plague that Jews were poisoning the Christian population. Witness how anti-Semitic hysteria led to horrific violence and the execution of Jewish populations, even as both Christian and secular leaders attempted to quell such actions.
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