Statement
Traumatic as the First Crusade surely was, the violence stayed relatively local and subsided fast, and attacks on Jews remained the exception until the close of the thirteenth century.
References
p. 198
supports · main text · ch. 7
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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p. 198
supports · main text · ch. 7
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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Scholarly debate
Was the First Crusade a turning point in medieval Jewish history?
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- A
Turning point
Many historians
The First Crusade would have been a turning point in medieval Jewish history.
- B
No permanent break
The authors of the book
Rhineland communities recovered quickly, the violence was localized and later attacks remained exceptional until the late thirteenth century; the larger impact lies in memory and the ideology of martyrdom.