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An 1843 report of Passover blood libel in the Middle East
The blood libel, an accusation that Jews kidnapped and killed non-Jewish children, using their blood to bake unleavened bread, or matzah, for Passover, is one of the key anti-Semitic tropes. During the seven-day Passover holiday, which ends tomorrow, Jews mark the exodus from Egypt … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, America, anti-Semitism, blood libel, Constantinople, History, Jews, Middle East, newspapers, Passover, Syria, Turkey
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The Palestine Post’s Kristallnacht editorial
As a follow up to my last post on Mandate Palestine press coverage of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany in November 1938, here is the 11th November editorial of the Jerusalem-based daily The Palestine Post. I think it speaks for itself:
Posted in Europe, German Jews, Holocaust, Jews, Palestine Post
Tagged Germany, Israel, Jerusalem, Kristallnacht, Mandate Palestine, Middle East, Nazi Germany, Nazism, newspapers, Palestine Post
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