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I go to Chapman.

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Protection Attempts by Christians in Western Christendom
Prior to the First Crusade, there are multiple accounts of cooperation between Christians and Jews. Not only were there economical collaboration, with Jews being involved in several industries such as trade, minting, as well as financial advising, but Jews and Christians were social with one another, even attending each other’s weddings.

As the Crusades began, many Jews were in danger of being killed. However, there are documented accounts of how as the Crusades spread and reached different towns and cities, Christians stood up and attempted to protect the neighboring Jews. In the German city of Trier, the local bishop attempted to protect the Jews. The bishop was still new to the city, however, and did not have the political power necessary to band the town together. In the face of the crusader attack, the local bishop abandoned his attempt to save the Jews and told them that “You cannot be saved-your God does not wish to save you now as he did in earlier day. Behold this large crowd that stands before the gateway of the palace”, as well as forcing them to choose between conversion and removal from his palace.

Other German cities had similar experiences, with some even towns such as Mainz having the local burghers fight against the incoming crusaders. Another German town, Cologne, experienced all the local Jews hide among their Christian neighbors during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, spending the remainder of the holiday with the Christian acquaintances.