Jewish Self-Defense against the Blood Libel in Mid-Nineteenth Century Italy: The Badia Affair and Proceedings of the Castilliero Trial (1855-56)
In 1855, the Badia affair, the sequel to a blood libel against a Jewish businessman in a Veneto town, temporarily put in question relations between state, society and the Jewish minority in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom. After reconstructing the stages of the episode, the present article analyzes th...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea CDEC
2018-12-01
|
| Series: | Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/focus.php?id=405 |