by hadassah | Sep 22, 2016 | Popular Violence
Peter the Hermit Leading Knights and Pilgrims, 1096 Peter the Hermit started his Crusade (with 40,000 men and women) in Cologne in April, 1096, and arrived (with 30,000 men and women) at Constantinople at the end of July. What do you want to know? Ask our AI...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2016 | Popular Violence
What caused the virulent anti-Semitism of medieval Western Christendom? The combination of “Jews have a right to live but they really are a terrible group of people” results in a lot of popular violence. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low...
by hadassah | Aug 29, 2016 | Popular Violence
Clifford’s Tower, York At the foot of Clifford’s Tower a plaque marks the darkest chapter in the history of York’s Jewish community. On March 16th, 1190 a wave of anti-Semitic riots culminated in the massacre of an estimated 150 Jews – the entire Jewish...
by hadassah | Aug 29, 2016 | Popular Violence
Jews and the Crusades The Crusades were never called against Jews; they were called against Muslims. There was a group of Crusaders for whom the unstable combination implodes. Prof. Robert Chazan, New York University What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Popular Violence
Popular Violence The attacks of 1096 represent something a turning point in the history of anti- Jewish persecution. Whereas the instances of Jewish suffering in antiquity all stem from the actions of duly empowered governments—like those of Babylonia, Seleucid...
