Seforimchatter

With Dr. Tzafrir Barzilay discussing well poisoning accusations against Jews and minorities in Medieval Europe (relating to the Black Death)

June 12, 2022 Seforimchatter Season 3 Episode 56
Seforimchatter
With Dr. Tzafrir Barzilay discussing well poisoning accusations against Jews and minorities in Medieval Europe (relating to the Black Death)
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With Dr. Tzafrir Barzilay discussing well poisoning accusations against Jews and minorities in Medieval Europe and his book on the topic, "Poisoned Wells"

We discussed the Black Death, how these well poisoning accusations begun and spread to Jews, how the accusations gained popularity, causes and ramifications of the accusations, pogroms, the decline of the accusations, and more 

To purchase the book: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812253610/poisoned-wells/