People had many different ideas as to what caused the Black Death e.g bad smells, people's sins e.t.c Sadly, the Jews were also believed to be the cause in some parts of Europe. And so the plague awakened an old antisemitic prejudice in people looking for a scapegoat to blame the plague on (the Jews).
they were accused of carrying the plague.
Unfortunately, the Jews were treated with no respect. They were blamed for the spread of the Plague and many people decided to get rid of them. The most common way of doing this was burning them.
No. Unfortunately, though, it was a prevalent view in the Middle Ages that Jews caused the Black Plague through secret Jewish sorcery.Of course, science has revealed that the Black Plague was spread by fleas living on rats and biting people. The Black Plague was also spread by coughing and when the pustules were touched (presumably to "heal" the person).
With respect, the assumption in the question is not accurate. The Jews are not 'persecuted worldwide'.
They held the Jews responsible for the Black Death/Bubonic Plauge.
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In some places the Jews were accused of deliberately causing or spreading the plague, and this led to Jews being massacred.
Jews have been persecuted throughout history.
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Another name for the plague is the black death