Language:
German
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Sachor; Beiträge zur jüdischen Geschichte und zur Gedenkstättenarbeit in Rheinland-Pfalz
Angaben zur Quelle:
15 (1998) 5-21
Keywords:
Antisemitism
;
Christianity and antisemitism
;
Blood accusation
;
Jews
Abstract:
Pt. 1 (pp. 5-6) describes the dedication of a tablet in the Werner chapel in Bacharach to the memory of the Jewish victims of the Bacharach blood libel (1287). Pt. 2 (pp. 7-21) discusses Christian anti-Jewish doctrines and their influence, through sermons and art, on the populace in the Middle Ages. Traces the rise of the blood libel and its persistence well into the 20th century, in spite of its refutation by both the Church and secular governments. In 1287 the Jews of the Rhineland were accused of the ritual murder of a young boy, Werner, in Oberwesel; his body was found near Bacharach. Many Jews were killed in the ensuing pogroms. In Andernach the archbishop protected them. Werner was adored as a saint; his legend was portrayed in church art, and many chapels were built in his honor. In the 1930s, the "Stürmer" revived the blood libel, including the Werner legend. The cult was abolished only after Vatican II. Pp. 28-30, "Zur Entstehungsgeschichte der Wernerkapelle und zum Thema Antisemitismus", by Peter Keber, leader of the group which initiated the memorial, summarize the Werner legend and the history of the blood libel.
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