Medieval Conception of the Jew & Roots of Anti-Semitism

Definitive History of Medieval Anti-Semitic Myths

The Devil and the Jews by Joshua Trachtenberg is a landmark scholarly work examining the medieval conception of the Jew and its lasting impact on modern anti-Semitism. Drawing from original documents, religious texts, and historical illustrations, this book reveals how dangerous myths were formed and preserved.

What This Book Reveals

• The origins of the Jew-as-devil stereotype in medieval Christian Europe
• How Jews were portrayed as sorcerers and ritual murderers
• The transfo