Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Socrates Scholasticus: The Blood Libel in Syria (late 4th Cent.) from Ecclesiastical History, Bk VI: Chap. 16 The Blood Libel - the accusation that Jews kill Christian children, has a long history. This is a version recorded without challenged by Socrates Scholasticus. The Jews commit Another ...

Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Ephraim ben Jacob: The Ritual Murder Accusation at Blois, May, 1171 The Ritual Murder Accusation at Blois, May, 1171 In 1171 the Jews of Blois, France, were accused of having crucified a Christian child during the Passover holydays and of having thrown the corpse into the Loire. This is the first ...

Blood libel, host desecration, ritual murder and other groundless antisemitic fables ...