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Jacob R. Marcus

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The Coroner’s Report June 9, 2026 · Jewish cemetery, Strasbourg, Holy Roman Empire (modern France)

The Strasbourg Pogrom of Saint Valentine's Day, 1349

Six weeks before the plague reached the city, the council of Strasbourg deposed its mayors, replaced them, and burned the city's Jewish community alive.

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