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Jews have always been blamed for plagues - coronavirus is no different

4 April 2020

1:42 AM

4 April 2020

1:42 AM

History has not usually been kind to the Jews. But even by its low and morbid standards, the 14th century was a time of chaos. From 1348 to 1351 between 30 and 60 per cent of Europe’s population died from the Black Death, a plague that strafed continents. Hundreds of Jewish communities perished too, their inhabitants slaughtered out of hatred and fear.

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