It was the vicious and unfounded accusations that occurred several centuries ago, during the Dark Ages of Europe, when Jews were accused of such ludicrous crimes as using the blood of Christian children to bake their Passover matzahs.

These preposterous allegations, known as blood libels , were responsible for a great deal of the Jewish persecution that took place at that time, resulting in pogroms and riots, culminating in the Holocaust of the 20th century. Antisemitism is at a record high. We're keeping our eyes on it >>

The first blood libel was attributed to William of Norwich in 1144, when the Jews were charged with ritual murder after the body of a young boy was discovered stabbed to death in the woods. Other cases were also recorded in France, Spain, and Germany, all blaming t

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