blood libel

The British town where the antisemitic blood libel theory was born could get a Jewish heritage center

Local Jews in Norwich are considering leasing Jurnet’s House, built by a Jewish moneylender in the 12th century, for the new institution.

Polish court rules that historians must apologize for part of Holocaust pogrom research

Some view the ruling, which the authors say they will appeal, as a test case for academic freedom on research about the genocide in Poland.

HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ contains a plot point that resembles an age-old anti-Semitic lie. Why?

“Although most people aren’t going to pick up on it, the ones who will are the ones we don’t want to be perpetuating these stereotypes,” said a scholar of Judaism in popular culture.

A segment of the painting “The Martyrdom of St. Simon of Trento for Jewish ritual murder.” (Giovanni Gasparro/Facebook)

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Prominent Italian painter unveils a work depicting anti-Semitic blood libel

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Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive and steal their organs

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Rashida Tlaib retweets then removes account falsely implicating Israelis in Palestinian child’s death

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Egyptian scholar says Jews use blood to make matzah

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British lawmaker suspended by Labour Party admits to Facebook post saying Jews drink blood

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Russian official reiterates claim that Jews killed the czar in 1918

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Belgian paper demands EU action on Abbas ‘blood libel’

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