Place · Central Europe
Fulda
A German town where, in 1235, the blood libel was born.
50.5528°N 9.6775°E · representative coordinate · Wikidata Q3963 ↗
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In 1235 at Fulda, in Germany, a further accusation emerged: that Jews had not just slain a Christian child but also used his blood in ritual. Thus was born the blood libel, and Jews all over Europe found themselves exposed, dozens of times, to similarly absurd charges.