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19 Monday / October 19, 2015

The Lie that Went Viral Over 800 Years Before Social Media With Guest Speaker: Dr. Emily Rose

07:30 pm
Swain East Room 119

The murder of a young Christian boy named William in the town of Norwich, England in 1144, was used as a weapon to fuel a lie that Jews engaged in “blood libels,” ritual murders of Christian children to use their blood for Jewish rituals. THE MURDER OF WILLIAM OF NORWICH: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe (Oxford University Press, July 2015) by E.M. Rose reveals how a false myth can arise from cold-blooded political intrigue and change the course of history.

Placing the murders and their trials in the context of 12th century England, the Second Crusade, Church reform, and the position of Jews in medieval society, Emily Rose unravels the facts to show how this terrible lie provoked instances of torture, death and the expulsion of thousands of Jews and the extermination of hundreds of Jewish communities.

Cost: no cost

For more information contact:

Phillip Silberberg
(812) 606-6586
[email protected]

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