Schaffhausen Executes Thirty Jews Over Blood Libel
Authorities in Schaffhausen tortured and executed thirty Jewish residents after accusing them of the blood libel, the false charge that Jews murdered Christian children for ritual purposes. This massacre reflected the wave of anti-Jewish violence sweeping medieval Europe and devastated one of the region's established Jewish communities.
June 25, 1401
625 years ago
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