A little context, just for the hell of it.
1348: Antisemitic pogroms begin in France. Valentine’s Day 1349: Hundreds of Jews burnt to death in Strasbourg. http://t.co/2gUBVkC4wl— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) January 14, 2015
@CuriousLurker My point being antisemitism is not something new in France that arrived with immigrants.— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) January 14, 2015
Those waxing lyrical abt the French Revolution & Enlightenment concepts of “libert, galit, fraternit” should google… 1/2— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) January 14, 2015
…the Oath More Judaico, which wasn’t declared unconstitutional by the French Supreme Court until 1846. 2/2— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) January 14, 2015
Oh, and the whole Reformation thing? Martin Luther was a rabid antisemite. He wrote a book called “On the Jews and Their Lies”. Google it.— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) January 14, 2015