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“On Saturday that was St. Valentine’s Day, they burnt the Jews on a wooden platform in their cemetery. There were about 2,000 of them. Those who wanted to baptize themselves were spared. Many small children were taken out of the fire and baptized against the will of their fathers and mothers. Everything that was owed to the Jews was cancelled…”

In Basle, Switzerland in January of 1349, the entire Jewish community, several hundred Jews, were all burnt alive in a wooden house specially constructed for the purpose on a Island in the Rhine.

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This consequence of the Black death severely impacted Jews in the sense that their already heavily restricted lives were no longer safe, hundreds were being killed at a time. Those who were Jewish lived in constant fear. 

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This consequence of the Black death severely impacted Jews in the sense that their already heavily restricted lives were no longer safe, hundreds were being killed at a time. Those who were Jewish lived in constant fear. 

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The Jews must be getting poison from the devil and pouring it down the wells of Christians (or throwing it into the air) to kill them all off.

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Jews were taken as scapegoats, likely because they were affected less than other people. Accusations spread that Jews had caused the disease by deliberately poisoning wells.

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Since people in the Middle Ages knew very little about disease, and their causes and cures, they often looked for a scapegoat or reasonable explanation for what was happening - as a result, many blamed the Jewish people in society. 

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Since people in the Middle Ages knew very little about disease, and their causes and cures, they often looked for a scapegoat or reasonable explanation for what was happening - as a result, many blamed the Jewish people in society. 

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Societally, Jews had always been 'seperate' or different from everyone else in terms of religion and their daily practices and ways of living. Jewish people were often seen as seperate or traitors to the Catholic Church.

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Societally, Jews had always been 'seperate' or different from everyone else in terms of religion and their daily practices and ways of living. Jewish people were often seen as seperate or traitors to the Catholic Church.

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Following the accusations and rumours about the Jews poisoning the wells, persecutions and massacres on Jewish individuals and communities occurred. The first major attack took place in Toulon, France in 1348. 

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Following the accusations and rumours about the Jews poisoning the wells, persecutions and massacres on Jewish individuals and communities occurred. The first major attack took place in Toulon, France in 1348. 