Julia Ioffe

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

...And not because of, say, the Flagellants (a monastic sect) going around villages struck by the plague, and whipping themselves with whips that had little metal hooks on the ends, thereby spraying infected blood everywhere... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 26, 2020 Hibernated

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

Another fun fact: When the Plague hit Europe in 1348, the rates of infection and death in Jewish communities was far lower because of all the ritual washing Jews do. Christians decided that it was actually because Jews were the ones giving the plague to the Christians... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 26, 2020 Hibernated

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

...Regardless, various European Christian communities decided that the best way to deal with the Plague was to—what else?—kill a bunch of Jews. Therefore, the 1348 Plague was accompanied by some of the most vicious pogroms Europe had ever seen. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 26, 2020 Hibernated