Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Crusades
Why did anti-Semitism surge as the West fought in the Holy Land?
Gold and Silver Level Templars! Let’s look at a tragic consequence of the Crusades - a huge rise in pogroms against Jewish communities in medieval Europe. Why did it happen?
The Crusades saw an outbreak of anti-Jewish pogroms in western Europe with mobs massacring Jews as a prelude to fighting Muslims in the Middle East. In the mind of Christian zealots,…
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