The blood libel, the accusation that Jews committed ritual murder, has been the basis for some of the most hateful examples of organized antisemitism around the world since its fabrication in the Middle Ages up to the present day. This conference explores the impact of the blood libel over the centuries in a wide variety of geographic regions with a focus on how cultural memory was created, elaborated, and transmitted. Scholars presenting include Elissa Bemporad, Raphael Israeli, David Kertzer, Hillel Kieval, E.M. Rose, Magda Teter, and Barbara Weissberger. Talks examine well-known incidents and accusations, and address questions about motivations and the historical and cultural contexts of individual accusations. They address the sources for the accusations, their impact on affected Jewish communities both in the short and the long term, and they consider how these accusations have been treated in popular culture and learned commentary.
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