It’s everyone’s favourite day today! Yay! Valentine’s Day! The day when single people worldwide are informed that we’re pathetic lumps of some unknown blobby, emotionless substance with no worth to society in general or to that phantom potential someone in particular.
To make everything that much more fun and real, also on this day in 1389 in Strasbourg, 2000 Jews were accused of causing the bubonic plague by poisoning the city’s wells. All 2000 were then burned alive and Jews were subsequently banned from the city for 100 years. Similar murderous acts were committed against Jews all over Europe around this time.
Hurray for being a single Jew on a day named after a Christian martyr for people who feel all superior because there are 2 of them! Hurray!
