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Medieval Well Poisoning Accusations with Tzafrir Barzilay
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:44:49
Publish Date: 2022-07-28 03:55:03
Description: Medieval antisemitism flared up most famously and tragically during the Black Death when Jews were accused of deliberately poisoning wells, and thousands were executed for this wholly imagined crime. This week, Danièle speaks with Tzafrir Barzliay about what made well poisoning conspiracy theories so powerful, and how they started.
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