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Jewish well-poisoning conspiracy during the Black Death (1347-50)

The claim that Jews deliberately poisoned wells to cause the Black Death or other mass epidemics in Europe during the 14th century.

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Did jews really poison wells

The short, unequivocal answer is: supports a pan‑an conspiracy of Jews deliberately poisoning wells to cause the or other mass epidemics; the charges were rumors, political maneuvers and scapegoating ...