Tiszaeszlár affair

The Tiszaeszlár affair was originally a murder case which was represented in journals as a blood libel that led to a trial that set off antisemitic agitation in Austria-Hungary in 1882 and 1883. After a local 14 year old girl, Eszter Solymosi, failed to return home on 1 April 1882, Jews were accused of murdering and beheading her. On 18 June 1882, a female body was found floating in the Tisza river near the town of Tiszadada. A lengthy trial followed, eventually resulting in the acquittal of all the accused.

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