Accusation, The: Blood Libel in an American Town

Accusation, The: Blood Libel in an American Town
Edward Berenson
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Hardback
h216 x 147mm - 256pg
1 Oct 2019 US
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9780393249422
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On Saturday, September 22, 1928, Barbara Griffith, age 4, strayed into the woods surrounding the upstate village of Massena, New York. Hundreds of people looked everywhere for the child but could not find her; several hours into the search, someone suggested that Barbara had been kidnapped and killed by Jews. The mayor and local police believed the rumor, and suddenly the allegation of ritual murder, known to Jews as "blood libel," took hold. Rational people in government and Jewish leaders had to intervene to restore calm once Barbara was found safe and sound.That so many embraced the accusation seems bizarre at first glance- blood libel was essentially unknown in the United States- but a great many of Massena's inhabitants, Christians and Jews alike, had emigrated recently from Central and Eastern Europe, where it was all too common. The Accusation is a shocking and perceptive cross- cultural exploration of American and European responses to anti- Semitism.
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ISBN-13: 9780393249422
Published: 1 Oct 2019
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 147mm
Pages: 256

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