Holocaust & German Persecutions
Lot 553:
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Anti-Jewish book written by Gerhard Utikal "Der jüdische Ritualmord" (The Jewish Blood Libel). Year 1938. 11. Edition. Hard cover with original dust jacket. 174 pages. Good condition.Blood libel or ritual murder libel (also blood accusation) is an antisemitic canard which falsely accuses Jews of murdering Christian boys in order to use their blood in the performance of religious rituals. Historically, echoing very old myths of secret cultic practices in many prehistoric societies, the claim as it is leveled against Jews, was rarely attested to in antiquity. It was however, frequently attached to early communities of Christians in the Roman Empire, re-emerging as a European Christian accusation against Jews in the medieval period. This libel—alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration—became a major theme of the persecution of Jews in Europe from that period to the present day.************This article is sent from our office in Europe**********
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