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- Basel_massacre comment "The Basel massacre of Jews took place in 9 of January 1349, as part of the Black Death persecutions 1348-1350.Following the spread of the Black Death through the surrounding countryside of Savoy and subsequently Basel, the Jews were accused of having poisoned the wells, on account of the fact that they suffered a lower mortality rate than the local gentiles from the pestilence.The City Fathers of Basel attempted to protect their Jews but to no avail: the local guilds demanded their blood and 600 were handed over. ".