As in many prospering medieval cities there was also a significant Jewish community in episcopal Trier. Today, typical street names such as “Jews’ Alley” (Judengasse) testify to the quarters in which Jews lived. Working as merchants, craftsmen and moneylenders, they were a permanent feature of the city’s economic life. That changed radically when in 1347 the Black Plague struck Europe, for which many people blamed the Jews. Subsequently, there were numerous pogroms, for example in 1349 in Trier, in which a great number of Jews were expelled or murdered. How permanent was the loss of Jewish life for Trier? Who returned after the plague? How did the position of Jews change from 1350 onwards? Medieval historians Prof. Clemens Lukas and Dr. Christoph Cluse are exploring these questions.
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