1242: King Louis IX of France forced the Jewish communities under his control to give up their copies of the Talmud and had24 cartloads worth of Jewish books burned in the square in front of the Louvre in Paris.
1933: A public burning of books in Berlin, Germany.A ritual “public burning of noxious Jewish writings” was held opposite the University of Berlin. Similar events were held throughout the country.
On Saturday, July 4th, British neo-Nazis are planning to march in London's Golders Green, a heavily-populated Jewish neighborhood.
These neo-Nazis have announced their intention to burn the Talmud and other Jewish scriptures.
The neo-Nazis' threat that they intend to burn the Talmud and other Jewish scriptures rekindles memories of such horrific acts by Nazi Germany and virulent medieval anti-Semiteswhich inspired violence and genocide against Jews in Europe and could today inspire copycat acts around the world.
