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The Strasbourg massacre occurred on 14 February 1349, when the entire Jewish community of several thousand Jews were publicly burnt to death as part of the Black Death persecutions. [ 1 ] Starting in the spring of 1348, pogroms against Jews had occurred in European cities, starting in Toulon . On February 14, 1349, the city of Strasbourg, France was the scene of a St. Valentine’s Day massacre 150 times worse than the more famous Chicago incident! Digging Deeper. Digging deeper, we find Strasbourg at the time an independent Imperial City located in the region now known as Alsace on the French-German border. Most people associate February 14 with love and romance. Yet hundreds of years ago Valentine’s Day saw a horrific mass murder when 2,000 Jews were burned alive in the French city of Strasbourg. The year was 1349 and the Bubonic Plague, known as the Black Death, was sweeping across Europe, wiping out whole communities. On St. Valentine’s Day, 1349, a Shabbat, the entire Jewish community of Strasbourg, in France, was massacred, burned alive in the town square while townspeople watched. Afterwards, townspeople searched the corpses, looking for valuables, and the property of Strasbourg’s Jews was distributed to local Gentiles. The Black Plague, believed to have been a bubonic plague, spread across Europe with devastating consequences. It killed between 20-50% of Europe’s population between 1347-1352, and incited mass movements of violence against Jews in the German Empire, Spain, France and the Low Lands from September 1348 to 1351. 14 February 1349 St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Strasbourg sees 900 Jews burnt alive From Ha’aretz On February 14, 1349 – St. Valentine’s Day – the Jewish residents of Strasbourg, in Alsace, were burned to death by their Christian neighbours. Estimates of the number murdered range from several hundred to more than 2,000. The Strasbourg This Day / An Iconic Sculptor Is Born ; 1990: Meir Kahane Is Gunned Down ; 1918: Anti-Jewish Pogroms End in Poland ; The Strasbourg massacre was one of a string of pogroms that took place during this period in a number of towns in Western Europe – 30 alone in the Alsace region, bordering the Rhine River, in what is today France. The Valentine‘s Day Massacre of 1349. Tragically, Valentine‘s martyrdom would not be the last time February 14th bore witness to senseless violence and loss of life. In 1349, as the Black Death pandemic ravaged Europe, killing an estimated 30-60% of the population, fear and paranoia gripped the public. Yet hundreds of years ago Valentine’s Day saw a horrific mass murder when 2,000 Jews were burned alive in the French city of Strasbourg. The year was 1349 and the Bubonic Plague, known as the Black Death, was sweeping across Europe, wiping out whole communities. On February 14, 1349 – St. Valentine’s Day – the Jewish residents of Strasbourg, in Alsace, were burned to death by their Christian neighbors. Estimates of the number murdered range from several hundred to more than 2,000. The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre: The mysteries of a crime of state (2015)?JSTOR j.ctt1mf70; Robert Kingdon. Myths about the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacres, 1572–1576 (1988) James R. Smither, "The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and Images of Kingship in France: 1572–1574." The Sixteenth Century Journal (1991): 27–46. JSTOR 2542014 The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago , garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. Associating Valentine’s Day with romantic love only began in the Middle Ages. This may have been due to Geoffrey Chaucer, who in his 1382 poem “Parlement of Foules”, linked Saint Valentine’s Day to birds choosing their mates: “For this was on Saint Valentine’s Day / When every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre shocked the world on February 14, 1929, when Chicago’s North Side erupted in gang violence. Seven men associated with the Irish gangster George “Bugs Valentine's Day Massacre. 523 likes · 33 talking about this. ️ 2 Dates - February 1st & 8th, 2025 Global Leaderboard + Cash Prizes Teams of 2 | Same Sex & Co-Ex #vdm2025 Valentine's Day Massacre 1929. The “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down. 1949. Israel’s Knesset convened for the first time. 1962 Valentine’s Day $10,000 Blackjack Massacre BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT To Qualify: January 6 – February 7. Tune into Q92.3 for your chance to call in and qualify! Once you have qualified, contestants will receive an email regarding day-of tournament details. Don’t miss your chance to be one of 6 to take home a slice of the $10,000 prize package! 5. Saint Valentine’s Day massacre (1929) As morning broke on Valentine’s Day in prohibition-era Chicago, 1929, 4 gangsters entered the hangout of mobster Bugs Moran. Possibly under orders of rival mobster Al Capone, the raiders opened fire on Moran’s henchmen, killing 7 in a shower of bullets. A fun, friendly, gi BJJ tournament for the first timer and experienced competitor alike! This year we are proud to partner with We Defy which is an amazing organization that raises $$$ to support combat veterans wishing to train BJJ! The Infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is one of the most notorious events in American crime history. It took place on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. This brutal event shocked the nation and left a lasting impact on organized crime.
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