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The Crusades were a series of religious wars primarily between Christians from Western Europe and Muslims in the Middle East, starting in the 11th century. There were multiple Crusades, with various objectives and participants, but the main conflict was between Christians and Muslims over control of Holy Land sites like Jerusalem.
Many thousands were massacred by the Catholics.
to seperate jewish populations from german or non jewish populations
The largest Jewish ghettos were in Poland, where the largest Jewish populations were, but there were ghettos across eastern Europe.
Jews in Europe were fearful of the Crusades, mostly because the Crusaders had been driven to the point of fanaticism and often took that out on Jewish communities in Europe or the Middle East. The number of attacks on Jewish ghettos skyrocketed during the years of the Crusades and Jews, unable to legally defend themselves or procure arms, were often slaughtered.
The crusades raised the Christian population because people feared they would be killed if they were not Christian, Jewish people were murdered and went in to hiding but were tolerated in some countries and Muslims were forced to Asia there declining Muslim population.
The major religions involved in the Crusades were Christianity and Islam. The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated by the Christian Church in Europe to recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control. The conflicts took place between the 11th and 13th centuries.
The Crusades was Primarily targeted at the Muslims by the Christians. Jewish people that lived in Muslim conquered lands were also killed during the crusades because of their rejection of Jesus.
The Crusades led to significant persecution and violence against Jewish communities in Europe, particularly during the First Crusade in 1096. Jews were targeted by Crusaders who viewed them as enemies, resulting in massacres and forced conversions. This persecution intensified anti-Jewish sentiments and stereotypes in Europe.
The Crusades brought knowledge of Muslim culture to Europe. As a result, those who did not participate in the Crusades grew more intolerant and began to view all non-Christians as their enemies. This led to the increase in the persecution of Jew in Europe.
Jews never held crusades.
The Crusades were rising hostility to the Jews. More and More Christians believed that all non-Christians were their enemy. On their way to Palestine, some Crusaders massacred European Jews and continued the killing in Palestine. After the Crusades, Jews were expelled from England in 1290 and from France in 1306 and again in 1394. Many of these Jews moved to eastern Europe. Many Crusaders who stayed in Palestine came to respect Muslims, but Cristian tolerance toward Jews continued.