Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were predicated upon the belief that

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Attitudes toward the Jewish community in medieval Europe were based on a combination of religious, economic, and social factors. Jews were often scapegoated for societal problems, and various false accusations were made against them, such as their responsibility for deicide, ritual murder, crucifixion of Jesus, and the spread of the Black Plague. Therefore, all of these charges were used to justify the mistreatment and persecution of Jews in medieval Europe.

Attitudes Toward the Jewish Community in Medieval Europe Were Predicated