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| ] February. A ] friar and his servant are found dead in ] before Jewish ], and the Turkish governor and the French consul believe the ] accusations. A fake investigation is staged and Solomon Negrin, a Jewish barber, confesses under torture accusing other Jews. Two die under torture, one converts to Islam to escape it. More arrests and atrocities follow, culminating in the seizure of sixty-three Jewish children held as hostages and mob attacks on Jewish communities throughout the ]. | |||
| Sir ], backed by European influentials (British ], French lawyer Adolphe Cremieux, missonary John Nicolayson, among others), leads a delegation to the ruler of ] ] in ]. He secures the release of the captives and pursuades the ] of ] to issue a ''firman'' (edict) stopping the spread of blood libels in the ]. | |||
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1840 February. A Capuchin friar and his servant are found dead in Damascus before Jewish Passover, and the Turkish governor and the French consul believe the blood libel accusations. A fake investigation is staged and Solomon Negrin, a Jewish barber, confesses under torture accusing other Jews. Two die under torture, one converts to Islam to escape it. More arrests and atrocities follow, culminating in the seizure of sixty-three Jewish children held as hostages and mob attacks on Jewish communities throughout the Middle East.
Sir Moses Montefiore, backed by European influentials (British Lord Palmerston, French lawyer Adolphe Cremieux, missonary John Nicolayson, among others), leads a delegation to the ruler of Syria Mehemet_Ali_(Egypt) in Alexandria. He secures the release of the captives and pursuades the Sultan of Turkey to issue a firman (edict) stopping the spread of blood libels in the Ottoman Empire.