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First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.

Historical image related to First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany. from May 18, 1096

First Crusade

1096–1099 Christian re-conquest of the Holy Land

The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. Their aim was to return the Holy Land—which had been conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate in the…
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Worms massacre (1096)

Mass murder of Jews in Worms, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)

The Worms massacre was the murder of at least 800 to 1000 Jews from Worms, Holy Roman Empire, during the events of the First Crusade under Count Emicho in May, 18-25 1096. This massacre is a part of series of mass murders of Jews that happen in the Rhineland Jewish communities…
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May 18

Day of the year

May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 227 days remain until the end of the year.
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