Black Death and Jews
There have been plagues throughout recorded history, but none were of the magnitude nor had the far reaching effects as the Black Death. The Black Death was the most severe epidemic in human history that affected Europe from 1348 to 1351, and returned again from 1361 to 1362. There were outbreaks about every ten years. No one was exempt as it swept in from the shores and into the countryside, laying its burden of death and pestilence. Some towns had death rates of 30 to 40 percent during the plague. This period of high mortality took its toll and resulted in an estimated 25 million deaths in Europe.
At the time, the only known fact about the plague was that it originated in China and grew deadlier as it headed west. One common symptom was painful swelling called buboes. The presence of these buboes usually meant that death was near because almost all infected individuals died within three days. As if this was not terrifying enough, the disease was......
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