In 1840, Damascus was the scene of a ritual murder accusation, as a result of which the Jewry of the city was persecuted, four Jews were tortured to death, and several incarcerated Jews were induced to confess under torture. The case came to be known as the Damascus Affair, the best known of such accusations in the 19th century…
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Kirchhoff, Markus, “Damascus”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 27 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0161>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20180401
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