19th century
Accusation of ritual murder
1900·Vilna
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riots in the city following the arrest of Blondes, acquitted on appeal
An accusation of ritual murder provokes riots in Vilna following the arrest of David Blondes, a barber accused by his servant. He will be acquitted on appeal.
Vilna was the "Jerusalem of Lithuania," intellectual capital of Eastern European Judaism. The affair carries particular weight there because the defense organizes itself on legal grounds: prominent lawyers plead the case, the Jewish press follows the trial, and acquittal is obtained before a higher court. It is a different response than emigration or self-defense — one that consists in holding the trial as the place where slander is undone.
- Period :
- 19th century
- Type :
- Trials and executions
- Region :
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Country :
- Lituanie
Actes du procès Blondes ; presse juive de l'Empire russe.