On 22 September 1928, four-year-old Barbara Griffith strayed into
the woods surrounding Massena in New York. Hundreds of people
looked for the child but could not find her; then someone suggested
that Barbara had been kidnapped and killed by Jews. The mayor and
local police believed the rumour and the allegation of ritual
murder, known to Jews as "blood libel", took hold. Rational people
in government and Jewish leaders had to intervene to restore calm
once Barbara was safely found. At first glance it seems bizarre
that so many embraced the accusation but many of Massena's
inhabitants had emigrated recently from Central and Eastern Europe
where "blood libel" was common. The Accusation is a shocking and
perceptive cross-cultural exploration of American and European
responses to anti-Semitism.
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