Der Blutprozess von Tisza Eszlàr in Ungarn.

(ANTISEMITICA).

Schnitzer Bros

New York

1883

Illustrated plates of the principle characters. German text.

On April 1st 1882, fourteen-year old servant-girl Eszter Solymosi disappeared from the Hungarian village of Tiszaeszlar. As this coincided with the approach of Passover, anti-Semites spread the rumor that Jews had kidnapped her to use her blood for Matzah. Within no time, fifteen members of the Jewish community were accused of ritually slaughtering the girl. The revival of a medieval anti-Semitic bloodlust turned the matter into a cause celebre and was even debated in Hungarian Parliament. Eventually, and after a lengthy trial, the defendants were proved to be entirely innocent. The contemporary Hungarian political party “Jobbik” has sought to revive the case and the young girl’s grave has become the site of anti-Semitic pilgrimage.