SettingsAntisemitic attacks and incidents
1066 Granada massacre
The 1066 Granada massacre took place on 30 December 1066 when a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada, which was at that time in Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, assassinated the Jewish vizier ...
The 1066 Granada massacre took place on 30 December 1066 when a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada, which was at that time in Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, assassinated the Jewish vizier ...
1910 Shiraz blood libel
The 1910 Shiraz blood libel was a pogrom of the Jewish quarter in Shiraz, Iran, on October 30, 1910, sparked by accusations that the Jews had ritually killed a Muslim girl.
The 1910 Shiraz blood libel was a pogrom of the Jewish quarter in Shiraz, Iran, on October 30, 1910, sparked by accusations that the Jews had ritually killed a Muslim girl.
1920 Nebi Musa riots
The 1920 Nabi Musa riots or 1920 Jerusalem riots took place in British Mandate of Palestine on April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
The 1920 Nabi Musa riots or 1920 Jerusalem riots took place in British Mandate of Palestine on April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
1920 Palestine riots
The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, took place in British Mandate of Palestine April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, took place in British Mandate of Palestine April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
2000 New York terror attack
In the 2000 New York terror attack, a group of Palestinian-American men attacked Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale in New York City with Molotov cocktails on the eve of Yom Kipp...
In the 2000 New York terror attack, a group of Palestinian-American men attacked Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale in New York City with Molotov cocktails on the eve of Yom Kipp...
2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
The 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting was a terrorist attack by a lone gunman on an airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
The 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting was a terrorist attack by a lone gunman on an airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
2008-2009 Anti-Israel riots in Norway
The 2008–2009 Anti-Israel riots in Norway were a series of violent anti-Israel and anti-Jewish protests by Muslims that took place outside the Israeli embassy and the Storting in Oslo during lat...
The 2008–2009 Anti-Israel riots in Norway were a series of violent anti-Israel and anti-Jewish protests by Muslims that took place outside the Israeli embassy and the Storting in Oslo during lat...
2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
Alan Berg
Alan Berg (January 1934 – June 18, 1984) was a Jewish American attorney and Denver, Colorado talk radio show host.
Alan Berg (January 1934 – June 18, 1984) was a Jewish American attorney and Denver, Colorado talk radio show host.
Allahdad incident
In the 1839 Allahdad incident, the Jews of Mashhad, Iran, now known as the Mashhadi Jews, were coerced into converting to Islam.
In the 1839 Allahdad incident, the Jews of Mashhad, Iran, now known as the Mashhadi Jews, were coerced into converting to Islam.
Alter Tepliker
Alter Tepliker was the sobriquet of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Bezhilianski (d.
Alter Tepliker was the sobriquet of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Bezhilianski (d.
Andreas Oxner
Anderl Oxner von Rinn, also known as Andreas Oxner, was a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Anderl Oxner von Rinn, also known as Andreas Oxner, was a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Antisemitic incidents during the Gaza War
Antisemitic incidents escalated worldwide in frequency and intensity during the Gaza War, and were widely considered to be a wave of reprisal attacks in response to the conflict.
Antisemitic incidents escalated worldwide in frequency and intensity during the Gaza War, and were widely considered to be a wave of reprisal attacks in response to the conflict.
Battle of Cable Street
The Battle of Cable Street took place on Sunday 4 October 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London.
The Battle of Cable Street took place on Sunday 4 October 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London.
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in Illinois and Indiana, USA during the weekend of July 4, 1999.
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in Illinois and Indiana, USA during the weekend of July 4, 1999.
Blood libel
Blood libel is a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays.
Blood libel is a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays.
Christie Pits riot
The Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits playground in Toronto, Canada.
The Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits playground in Toronto, Canada.
Crown Heights riot
The Crown Heights Riot was a three-day riot that occurred August 19–21, 1991 in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.
The Crown Heights Riot was a three-day riot that occurred August 19–21, 1991 in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.
Damascus affair
The Damascus affair was an 1840 incident in which the accusation of ritual murder was brought against members of the Jewish community of Damascus.
The Damascus affair was an 1840 incident in which the accusation of ritual murder was brought against members of the Jewish community of Damascus.
Doctors' plot
The Doctors' plot in 1952/53 was the most dramatic anti-Jewish episode in the Soviet Union during Joseph Stalin's regime, involving the "unmasking" of a group of prominent Moscow doctors, predom...
The Doctors' plot in 1952/53 was the most dramatic anti-Jewish episode in the Soviet Union during Joseph Stalin's regime, involving the "unmasking" of a group of prominent Moscow doctors, predom...
Dominguito del Val
Saint Dominguito del Val was a choirboy and the alleged victim of a ritual murder by Jews in Zaragoza.
Saint Dominguito del Val was a choirboy and the alleged victim of a ritual murder by Jews in Zaragoza.
Don Pacifico affair
The Don Pacifico Affair concerned a Portuguese Jew, named David Pacifico (known as Don Pacifico), who was a trader and the Portuguese consul in Athens during the reign of King Otto.
The Don Pacifico Affair concerned a Portuguese Jew, named David Pacifico (known as Don Pacifico), who was a trader and the Portuguese consul in Athens during the reign of King Otto.
Don Pacifico affair and case
The Don Pacifico Affair concerned a Portuguese Jew, named David Pacifico, who was a trader and the Portuguese consul in Athens during the reign of King Otto.
The Don Pacifico Affair concerned a Portuguese Jew, named David Pacifico, who was a trader and the Portuguese consul in Athens during the reign of King Otto.
Dreyfus affair
The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s.
The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s.
Edgardo Mortara
Edgardo Levi Mortara was born and raised Jewish during only the first six years of his life, until he was taken from his family by papal authorities.
Edgardo Levi Mortara was born and raised Jewish during only the first six years of his life, until he was taken from his family by papal authorities.
Erfurt massacre (1349)
The Erfurt massacre refers to the massacre of the Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany, on March 21, 1349.
The Erfurt massacre refers to the massacre of the Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany, on March 21, 1349.
Goulston Street graffito
The Goulston Street graffito was some writing on a wall that was found beside a clue in the Whitechapel murders investigation.
The Goulston Street graffito was some writing on a wall that was found beside a clue in the Whitechapel murders investigation.
Hans Sommer
Hans Sommer (born 1914) was a German national who served as SS Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Sicherheitsdienst during World War II. After the war, he found a working relation...
Hans Sommer (born 1914) was a German national who served as SS Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Sicherheitsdienst during World War II. After the war, he found a working relation...
Host desecration
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host— the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass.
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host— the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass.
Ilan Halimi
Ilan Halimi was a young French Jewish man kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a gang called "the Gang of Barbarians" and subsequently tortured, over a period of three weeks, resulting in his death.
Ilan Halimi was a young French Jewish man kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a gang called "the Gang of Barbarians" and subsequently tortured, over a period of three weeks, resulting in his death.
Jacob Barnet affair
The Jacob Barnet affair occurred in 1612 when a Jewish teacher by the name of Jacob Barnet was arrested and imprisoned by officials of the University of Oxford for changing his mind about being ...
The Jacob Barnet affair occurred in 1612 when a Jewish teacher by the name of Jacob Barnet was arrested and imprisoned by officials of the University of Oxford for changing his mind about being ...
Konitz Affair
The Konitz Affair was an accusation of ritual murder, based on the unexplained assassination of the student Ernst Winter in Konitz, West Prussia.
The Konitz Affair was an accusation of ritual murder, based on the unexplained assassination of the student Ernst Winter in Konitz, West Prussia.
Leo Frank
Leo Max Frank was a Jewish-American factory superintendent whose hanging in 1915 by a lynch mob, planned and led by prominent citizens in Marietta, Georgia, drew attention to antisemitism in th...
Leo Max Frank was a Jewish-American factory superintendent whose hanging in 1915 by a lynch mob, planned and led by prominent citizens in Marietta, Georgia, drew attention to antisemitism in th...
March 2012 attacks in Toulouse and Montauban
The 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians, in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.
The 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians, in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.
Mel Gibson DUI incident
Mel Gibson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol after being stopped for speeding (87 mph/140 km/h in a 45 mph/72 km/h zone) on Pacific C...
Mel Gibson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol after being stopped for speeding (87 mph/140 km/h in a 45 mph/72 km/h zone) on Pacific C...
Menahem Mendel Beilis
Menahem Mendel Beilis, 1874 – July 7, 1934, (sometimes spelled Beiliss; Менахем Мендель Бейлис, מנחם מענדל בייליס) was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual murder (see Blood libel) in Kiev i...
Menahem Mendel Beilis, 1874 – July 7, 1934, (sometimes spelled Beiliss; Менахем Мендель Бейлис, מנחם מענדל בייליס) was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual murder (see Blood libel) in Kiev i...
Mikhail Herzenstein
Mikhail Yakovlevich Herzenstein (, Odessa, Russian Empire —, Terijoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire) was a Russian Jew converted to Christianity, elected for the Constitutional Democra...
Mikhail Yakovlevich Herzenstein (, Odessa, Russian Empire —, Terijoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire) was a Russian Jew converted to Christianity, elected for the Constitutional Democra...
MS St. Louis
The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939, in which her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for 937 German Jewish refugees after they were...
The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939, in which her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for 937 German Jewish refugees after they were...
Night of the Murdered Poets
The Night of the Murdered Poets was an execution of thirteen Soviet Jews in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow, Soviet Union on August 12, 1952.
The Night of the Murdered Poets was an execution of thirteen Soviet Jews in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow, Soviet Union on August 12, 1952.
Persecution of Jews
Persecution of Jews has occurred on numerous occasions and at widely different geographical locations.
Persecution of Jews has occurred on numerous occasions and at widely different geographical locations.
Rodrigo López (physician)
Rodrigo Lopez was physician to Queen Elizabeth, and may have been an inspiration for Shakespeare's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
Rodrigo Lopez was physician to Queen Elizabeth, and may have been an inspiration for Shakespeare's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
Schwartzbard trial
The Schwartzbard trial was a sensational 1927 French murder trial that resulted in a mistrial of international proportions.
The Schwartzbard trial was a sensational 1927 French murder trial that resulted in a mistrial of international proportions.
Seattle Jewish Federation shooting
The Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p.m.
The Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p.m.
Simon of Trent
Simon of Trent (Simon Unverdorben; Simonino di Trento); also known as Simeon; (1472 – March 21, 1475) was a boy from the city of Trento, Italy whose disappearance was blamed on the leaders o...
Simon of Trent (Simon Unverdorben; Simonino di Trento); also known as Simeon; (1472 – March 21, 1475) was a boy from the city of Trento, Italy whose disappearance was blamed on the leaders o...
Slánský trial
The Slánský trial (officially Proces s protistátním spikleneckým centrem Rudolfa Slánského meaning "Trial of anti-state conspiracy centered around Rudolf Slánský") was a show trial against e...
The Slánský trial (officially Proces s protistátním spikleneckým centrem Rudolfa Slánského meaning "Trial of anti-state conspiracy centered around Rudolf Slánský") was a show trial against e...
The Jewish community of Oslo et al. v. Norway
The Jewish community of Oslo et al. v. Norway (Communication No. 30/2003) was a case decided by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2005.
The Jewish community of Oslo et al. v. Norway (Communication No. 30/2003) was a case decided by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2005.
Timeline of antisemitism
This timeline of antisemitism chronicles the facts of antisemitism, hostile actions or discrimination against Jews as a religious or ethnic group.
This timeline of antisemitism chronicles the facts of antisemitism, hostile actions or discrimination against Jews as a religious or ethnic group.
Toulouse and Montauban shootings
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
Werner of Oberwesel
Werner of Oberwesel (also known as Werner of Bacharach or Werner of Womrath); b. 1271 in Womrath, Hunsrück; d. 1287) was a 16-year-old boy whose unexplained death was blamed on Jews, lea...
Werner of Oberwesel (also known as Werner of Bacharach or Werner of Womrath); b. 1271 in Womrath, Hunsrück; d. 1287) was a 16-year-old boy whose unexplained death was blamed on Jews, lea...
William of Norwich
William of Norwich was an English boy whose death was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich.
William of Norwich was an English boy whose death was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich.
Worms massacre (1096)
The Worms massacre refers to the murder of 800 Jews of Worms, Germany, at the hands of crusaders headed by Count Emicho during May 1096.
The Worms massacre refers to the murder of 800 Jews of Worms, Germany, at the hands of crusaders headed by Count Emicho during May 1096.