Complete the sentence about Pezinok with the correct year: On May 21, ______, 30 Jewish men, women and children were burned at the stake.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1529
Pezinok is a town in southwestern Slovakia with a dark episode in its Jewish history. After a blood libel following the discovery of a murdered boy, 30 Jewish men, women and children were burned at the stake on 21 May 1529, and children under ten were pardoned but forcibly converted.
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