The Formation of a Diaspora: the Settlement of Jews in the Medieval German Reich

Toch, Michael

doi:10.1515/asch.1997.7.1.55

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“…In addition, there is a long history of sporadic, localized, and deadly attacks. The so-called Rintfleisch pogroms in Bavaria and Franconia in the late 13th century saw the destruction of many communities (Toch 2003). In the same category are the Guter Werner attacks (1287) in the mid-Rhine area, and the Armleder pogroms (1336) in Franconia and Saxony (Toch 2010).…”

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“…The so-called Rintfleisch pogroms in Bavaria and Franconia in the late 13th century saw the destruction of many communities (Toch 2003). In the same category are the Guter Werner attacks (1287) in the mid-Rhine area, and the Armleder pogroms (1336) in Franconia and Saxony (Toch 2010). Many of the pogroms unconnected with the plague or the crusades began with accusations against Jews for ritual murder, poisoning of wells, or host desecration.…”

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“…10 Throughout, we refer to Germany as the area under German control in 1938. 11 There are good reasons to believe that better documentation, and not only a spreading of Jewish settlements, was responsible for this rise in numbers(Toch 2010).…”

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Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany*

Voigtländer

Voth

2012

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

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How persistent are cultural traits? This paper uses data on anti-Semitism in Germany and finds continuity at the local level over more than half a millennium. When the Black Death hit Europe in 1348-50, killing between one third and one half of the population, its cause was unknown. Many contemporaries blamed the Jews. Cities all over Germany witnessed mass killings of their Jewish population. At the same time, numerous Jewish communities were spared these horrors. We use plague pogroms as an indicator for medieval anti-Semitism. Pogroms during the Black Death are a strong and robust predictor of violence against Jews in the 1920s, and of votes for the Nazi Party. In addition, cities that saw medieval anti-Semitic violence also had higher deportation rates for Jews after 1933, were more likely to see synagogues damaged or destroyed in the Night of Broken Glass in 1938, and their inhabitants wrote more anti-Jewish letters to the editor of the Nazi newspaper Der Stürmer.

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Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany*

Voigtländer

Voth

2012

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“…10 Indeed, in German lands in the beginning of the sixteenth century, Jews lived primarily in rural areas, and interacted frequently with peasants and with those who joined forces with them. 11 Jewish residents were also fearful of the peasants. In various parts of Germany, preachers who had been instrumental in securing the expulsions of Jews from various cities were actively involved as advocates on behalf of the peasants.…”

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Entangled Negotiations: Josel of Rosheim and the Peasants' Rebellion of 1525

Kaplan

2016

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At the height of the 1525 Peasants' Rebellion, Josel of Rosheim negotiated directly with the peasants. Although he described this interaction in his writings, he omitted the content of their conversation. Previous scholars have examined the contemporaneous negotiation between the Christian authorities in Strasbourg and the peasants as a parallel to Josel's negotiation. Their interpretations of what transpired between Josel and the peasants, heavily shaped by modern Jewish-Christian relations, are wanting. This article uses histoire croisée to reassess the negotiation. By considering the personal relationships between Josel and Strasbourg's political and religious leaders alongside Josel's writings, it argues that the Jewish and Christian negotiators coordinated their efforts. This case study models a method through which scholars can begin to move beyond recognizing parallels and toward analyzing the transmission of information and ideas between Jews and Chrisitians.

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“…Rintfleisch pogroms in Bavaria and Franconia in the late 13th century saw the destruction of over 140 communities (Toch 2003 Wandering groups of flagellants moved from city to city, engaging in ritual selfpunishment to atone for mankind's sins -which they thought was the ultimate cause of the plague. Their arrival often helped to usher in the destruction of the Jewish community (Gottfried 1985).…”

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Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany

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2012

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The Formation of a Diaspora: the Settlement of Jews in the Medieval German Reich

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Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany*

Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany*

Entangled Negotiations: Josel of Rosheim and the Peasants' Rebellion of 1525

Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany

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