Trial of Jews of TrentYear: 1478Type: Manuscript, handwritten on paperCountry: Trent, GermanyRepository: Yeshiva University Museum In 1475, a two-year-old Christian boy named Simon disappeared in Trent, a small town in Germany. He was eventually found dead in the cellar of a local Jewish man, which began a blood libel and a fraudulent, violent investigation. Already brimming with antisemitism from a recent fiery sermon given…
