Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Josce of York (Latin: Joceus) (died 1190) was the leader of the Jewish community in York, England, and the leading figure in the York massacre of 1190. He committed suicide along with nearly the entire Jewish community, rather than face death or conversion at the hands of an angry mob.Josce is mentioned in the earliest surviving English sheṭar (recipt for debt repayment), of 1176.. }
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- Josce_of_York comment "Josce of York (Latin: Joceus) (died 1190) was the leader of the Jewish community in York, England, and the leading figure in the York massacre of 1190. He committed suicide along with nearly the entire Jewish community, rather than face death or conversion at the hands of an angry mob.Josce is mentioned in the earliest surviving English sheṭar (recipt for debt repayment), of 1176.".