Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany

Nico Voigtländer; Hans-Joachim Voth

doi:10.1093/qje/qjs019

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Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany

Nico Voigtländer, Hans-Joachim Voth

Quarterly Journal of Economics 127(3), pp. 1339-1392 (2012)

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Abstract

How persistent are cultural traits? Using data on anti-Semitism in Germany, we find local continuity over 600 years. Jews were often blamed when the Black Death killed at least a third of Europe's population during 1348-50.

Keywords: anti-Semitism, cultural persistence, Black Death, Nazi Germany, pogroms
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs019
Canonical: https://www.jvoth.com/papers/persecution-perpetuated.html

Nico Voigtländer, Hans-Joachim Voth (2012). “Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany.” Quarterly Journal of Economics.