blood libel

The Jewish community refused to engage with the trial process, understanding it to be a predetermined farce. The Christians had already detailed the "event" that never happened, and the "trial" was merely a spectacle to coerce confessions.

When a vicious rumor spread through Prague, Rabbi Jonathan knew he had no time to waste. With a personal connection to the city's ruler, he decided to approach him directly and use his persuasive words to defuse the dangerous situation.

A body discovered near Speyer leads to unfounded accusations. Two carriages carrying Jewish passengers on their way to the city were ambushed by a frenzied mob, resulting in the cold-blooded murder of nine innocent people caught completely unaware.

Raphael Levy heard about the incident while at home. Though he could have saved himself by moving to another duchy, he knew it would bring disaster upon the Jews of Metz. So, he voluntarily surrendered for questioning, hoping the judges would see he had no connection to the disappearance.

Christian authorities detained the entire Jewish community of the city, subjecting them to horrific torture for three weeks. Some perished during the 'investigations,' yet none chose to convert to save themselves from brutal punishment.

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Most Jews endured unimaginable torture and confessed to nothing. However, a few, nearly driven insane, had no choice but to "confess" under duress to the absurd accusations.

Beilis was thrown into a Russian prison without a clue of the charges against him. During his "interrogation," he discovered he was accused of murdering a boy named Andrei Yushchinsky, found dead in a cave months earlier.

On this day, the 20th of Sivan, 848 years ago, 31 Jews were tragically executed in Blois, France, despite the lack of evidence supporting the blood libel against them.

Leo Frank was the victim of a modern blood libel, lynched in 1915. Why are American neo-Nazi groups trying to retroactively justify this act?