BLOOD LIBEL — BLOOD LIBEL, the allegation that Jews murder non Jews, especially Christian children, in order to obtain blood for the Passover or other rituals: most blood libels occurred close to Passover, being basically a another form of the belief that Jews … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Blood libel — Blood libels are sensationalized allegations that a person or group engages in human sacrifice, often accompanied by the claim that the blood of victims is used in various rituals and/or acts of cannibalism. The alleged victims are often children … Wikipedia
Blood libel against Jews — Blood libels against Jews are false accusations that Jews use human blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays. Although the first known instance of blood libel against Jews was in the writings of Apion, an early 1st century … Wikipedia
Blood Libel at Deir Yassin — Infobox Book name = Blood Libel at Deir Yassin: The Black Book title orig = he. עלילת דם בדיר יאסין הספר השחור translator = image caption = author = Uri Milstein illustrator = cover artist = country = Israel language = Hebrew series = subject =… … Wikipedia
blood libel — noun a) The false accusation that Jews murder non Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays. b) Any false or purportedly false accusation of murder of a non Jew by a Jewish person or organization … Wiktionary
blood libel — false story spread in order to create hatred for a certain group of people … English contemporary dictionary
Rhodes blood libel — The Rhodes blood libel was an instance of blood libel against Jews in which the Jews on the Ottoman Empire island of Rhodes were accused of the ritual murder of a Christian boy in February 1840.The libel originated in the Greek Orthodox community … Wikipedia
Massena blood libel — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history … Wikipedia
Tiszaeszlár blood libel — The Tiszaeszlár blood libel, also known as the Tiszaeszlár Affair, was a blood libel and trial that set off anti semitic agitation in Hungary in 1882 1883.Origin of the accusationOn April 1, 1882, Eszter Solymosi, a 14 year old Christian peasant… … Wikipedia
Shiraz blood libel — The Shiraz blood libel was a pogrom of the Jewish quarter in Shiraz, Iran, on October 30, 1910, sparked by false rumors that the Jews had ritually killed a Muslim girl. In the course of the pogrom, 12 Jews were killed and about 50 were injured,… … Wikipedia
