Zurich massacre

Name: Zurich massacre
Start: 1349

1349 CE.

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The Zurich massacre was an antisemitic episode in Zurich, Switzerland, which occurred in 1349. The incident was caused by antisemitism in the city due to the alleged murder of the son of a Zurich man, and fueled by the subsequent accusations of well poisoning. This event took place in the frame of the widespread persecution of Jews during the Black Death, in which the Jews were accused of spreading the bubonic plague (known as Black Death).

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