#1349 – Massacre of Jews in Basel

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9th January

On January 9, several notable events in history occurred. Here are some highlights: Historical Events: 1349 – Massacre of Jews in Basel: During the Black Death pandemic, Jews in Basel, Switzerland, were blamed for poisoning wells and were tragically massacred by the townspeople. Today in History S4 E15: January 9, 1349 A.D. The Basel Massacre 1431 – Trial of Joan of Arc Begins: The…

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Jewish Massacres During the Black Death

A significant consequence of the Black Death was the Christian pogroms against Europe’s Jews. After Jewish people were accused of poisoning the wells and causing the Black Death, a wave of pogroms took place. In January 1349, the entire Jewish community of Basel was burned at the stake. In Cologne, Jews were forced to flee, and the Jewish communities of Freiburg, Augsburg, Nurnberg, Munich, Konigsberg, Regensburg, and other centers, were either exiled or burned. In Mainz, a city that once had the largest Jewish community in Europe, Jewish people had to defend themselves against a Christian mob, killing over 200 Christian. The Christians later retaliated and killed six thousand Jews in one day, on August 24, 1349. None of the 3,000 Jews in Erfurt survived the attack of Christian mobs and, by 1351, there were almost no Jews left in Germany or the Low Countries. While Jewish people eventually moved back to Western Europe, it would never again be the center of Jewish life as it had been for almost four centuries.

Sources: history.com, jewishhistory.org

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January 09

[475] Byzantine Emperor Zemo is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.

[1296] Earl Floris V signs accord with French King.

[1317] Phillips V, the Tall, crowned King of France.

[1349] 700 Jews of Basel Switzerland, burned alive in their houses.

[1570] Massacre of Novgorod: Tsar Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod.

[1718] France declares war on Spain.

[1776] Writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "Common Sense".

[1788] Connecticut becomes 5th state to ratify the US Constitution.

[1812] Napoleonic Wars: Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon.

[1847] 1st San Francisco newspaper published (California Star).

[1878] Umberto I becomes King of Italy.

[1927] Fire in Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, 78 children died.

[1941] 6,000 Jews murdered in a program in Bucharest, Romania.

[1980] 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

[2001] Apple launches iTunes, revolutionizing how people consume music.

[2007] Steve Jobs debuts his iPhone at the Macworld convention in San Francisco.

[2009] High School Musical actress Kaycee Stroh (24) weds Ben Higginson (24) at Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[2012] FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins award for a record 3rd consecutive year.

[2022] Fire in a Bronx, New York. residential high rise kills 17 and injures 63.

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The Thing About Today – January 9

January 9, 2020 Day 9 of 366

  January 9th is the ninth day of the year. It is Non-Resident Indian Day in India.

In the United States, it is “celebrated” as National Apricot Day, National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and National Static Electricity Day.

  Historical items of note:

In 1349, the Basel Massacre took place. As part of the Black Death persecutions of 1348-1350, the Jews of Basel…

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The Strasbourg Massacre.

The Strasbourg massacre occurred on February 14, 1349, when several hundred Jews were publicly burnt to death, and the rest of them expelled from the city as part of the Black Death persecutions.[1] It was one of the first and worst pogroms in pre-modern history.

Starting in the spring of 1348, pogroms against Jews had occurred in European cities, starting in Toulon. By November of that year they spread via Savoy to German-speaking territories. In January 1349, burnings of Jews took place in Basel and Freiburg, and on 14 February the Jewish community in Strasbourg was destroyed.

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The Basel massacre of Jews took place on January 9, 1349, as part of the Black Death persecutions 1348–1350:

The Basel massacre of Jews took place on January 9, 1349, as part of the Black Death persecutions 1348–1350:

Basel Basel is the capital of Basel-Stadt demi-canton, Switzerland, situated on the Rhine at the point where the French, German, and Swiss borders meet. Basel was a strong military station under the Romans. Following the spread of the Black Death through Basel, the Jews were accused of having poisoned the wells, on account of the fact that they suffered a lower mortality rate than the local…

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Basel massacre

The Basel massacre of Jews took place on 9 January 1349, as part of the Black Death persecutions of 1348–1350.

Following the spread of the Black Death through the surrounding countryside of Savoy and subsequently Basel, the Jews were accused of having poisoned the wells, because they suffered a lower mortality rate than the local gentiles from the pestilence.

The Black Death, which is estimated…