The Jews' Return to Basel

The Jews' Return to Basel. After the massacre of the Jewish community in 1349, the city of Basel needed money to rebuild. Despite the oath sworn by the citizen…

Location: Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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Category: legendary

After the massacre of the Jewish community in 1349, the city of Basel needed money to rebuild. Despite the oath sworn by the citizens to ban Jews from the city for 400 years, Basel began negotiating with Jewish leaders to allow them to return, just 13 years later, in 1362.

Source: Zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum des Präsidenten der Israelitischen Gemeinde Basel Herrn J(ules) Dreyfus-Brodsky

The Jews' Return to Basel — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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