The Damascus Affair "Ritual Murder," Politics, and the Jews in 1840
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
- Publish date: 04/01/1997
Description:
In February 1840 an Italian monk and his servant disappeared in Damascus. Many Jews in that city were charged with ritual murder and tortured until they confessed. The case turned into a cause celebre across much of the Western world, even becoming a factor in the major diplomatic conflicts of the period. This is the first book since the 1840s to analyze the Damascus affair.
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