The butcher's tale : murder and anti-semitism in a German town

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Smith, Helmut Walser, 1962-

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In 1900, the discovery of the dismembered body of an eighteen-year-old boy in a small Prussian town brought a charge of ritual-murder against the local Jewish community and sparked anti-Semetic rio...

In 1900, the discovery of the dismembered body of an eighteen-year-old boy in a small Prussian town brought a charge of ritual-murder against the local Jewish community and sparked anti-Semetic riots. Smith examines the case and the history of the charge of ritual murder, also known as the blood libel/

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