Talk:Rhodes blood libel

message: Having passed the above criteria, I am happy to award this article with GA status.  Well done to all involved! Chrisfow 23:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Passed GA Review

message: Where it says "In addition, the governor of Rhodes ... turned for instructions to the central government, which initiated a formal inquiry into the affair. In July 1840, a governmental investigation established the innocence of the Jews." The second sentence presumably refers to the formal inquiry started by the central government, but it's not clear from the way it's written. Also, it might be helpful to say what their actual conclusion was, rather than "established the innocence of ..." Just a suggestion. SlimVirgin (talk) 22:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the suggestion, the sentence has been clarified (hopefully). The only result of the investigation was the declaration of the innocence of the Jews. It was never established why the child had disappeared. Beit Or 21:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead

message: It seems you've overlooked the major one, the Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore.  You can look at it on the Google Books PDF.  So far, I've wikified Chapter 32 at s:Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, which discusses the whole episode of his meeting the Pasha and the Sultan in Constantinople.  Stuff I haven't gotten to: Chapter 34 includes the text of the firman, and Chapter 25 includes the whole text of the letter from Constantinople to London, including cc of the letters sent to Constantinople from Damascus and Rhodes.  Hopefully, someone can collaborate with me on some of these last-minute improvements, and incorporate the information from the primary sources into the article.  Thanks.--Pharos 18:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Many thanks for the links! I'm afraid I cannot help with incorporating these materials into the article since I am traveling and editing from my PDA. Beit Or 22:28, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Primary sources, people! 

message: Very interesting and well done article, but I was somewhat confused by the conflicting attitudes of the European diplomatic corps, especially the English.  How did it come about that the policy of the consuls at Rhodes and the diplomatic corps in their home countries toward the Jews and the blood libel were so different? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Piratedan (talk • contribs) 00:30, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's indeed an intriguing issue. My own explanation is that those days consuls were very independent (and powerful) and did not feel the need to ask for instructions every time. Beit Or 22:35, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  European diplomatic viewpoint 

message: Vandals edited page
i reverted to a previous version. Page should be considered semilocked due to anti-semitists vandalising the page.
99.245.230.98 02:25, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As with all other TFA's, the page should not be semi-protected except move protection.  ShadowHalo 06:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent vandalism 

message: John Gardner Wilkinson -- are they one and the same?  If so a wikilink should be added.  Kablammo 14:08, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the link! I also think that's him. Beit Or 22:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  British consul J. G. Wilkinson 

message: There is a scholarly article of 2005 (i.e. later than Poliakov's book) which throws doubt on whether the above case was actually an incidence of blood libel. I added the reference to Timeline of antisemitism. Would the easiest solution in this case be to take out the reference to William of Norwich and instead to explain the usual character of medieval blood libel accusations? Thanks. Itsmejudith 14:22, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Much more is required than just one article (which I didn't check yet) to cast doubt on what is generally considered the first case of blood libel against the Jews. Beit Or 22:45, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't agree at all. The article is based on a thorough understanding of the British context, while the previous scholarship tends to take the German blood libels of the early modern period as typical and projects it back into the English middle ages. The article does not at all aim to deny the antisemitic nature of the accusations, but it does show that the ideological framework was different. Has anyone had a chance to read it yet? Itsmejudith 16:22, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  William of Norwich 

message: Another improvement that could be made to the article would be to mention whether it was ever proven what happened to the missing boy.  Was it ever determined whether the dead body that the anti-Semites tried to plant in the Jewish quarter was the boy's, or someone else's?  Did the boy turn up alive at some later time?  If none of this is known, at least his name would be useful.  Pirate Dan 15:48, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, nothing more is known about the boy. Beit Or 22:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing boy 

message: Since this particular Blood Libel occurred in the 1800's the should not the article be changed to say Istanbul not Constantinople since its changed in the 1400's? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.58.14.80 (talk) 18:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Constantinople vs Istanbul 

message: The map :Image:Ottoman Jewish.png shows Kars on the Russian side of the border (with a date of 1878).  If the border is meant to be that of 1840, Kars should be on the Ottoman side. jnestorius(talk) 23:53, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: Would anyone who has been involved in this page be able to add some detail, particularly from the Frankel book, to the Damascus Affair page. At the moment there is a lot of difference of emphasis between the short account of the Damascus Affair here and the longer account in that article. Thanks. Itsmejudith 16:24, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Damascus Affair 

message: An RfC: Which descriptor, if any, can be added in front of Southern Poverty Law Center when referenced in other articles? has been posted at the Southern Poverty Law Center talk page. Your participation is welcomed. – MrX 17:14, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  RfC 

message: Unfortunately, I just don't see how the article meets that standard of being comprehensive and well-researched. It depends heavily on one source, when there are several other scholarly sources available that cover the event (and I didn't even look in non-English languages). (t · c) buidhe 07:14, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
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