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Today in Jewish History - March 27 / Adar II 17 |
1639 March 27, ROME (Italy)
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A child was forcibly baptized after his father jokingly remarked that he would not mind if the Pope acted as godfather. As a result, two of his children were taken, one a baby, and were carried in a ceremony by the Pope. The Jews rioted and were violently crushed.
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