Tiszaeszlár Affair

The Tiszaeszlár Affair was a notorious antisemitic accusation that occurred in Hungary in 1882. Local Jews were falsely accused of murdering a Christian girl to use her blood for preparing matzo, a type of unleavened bread eaten during Passover. This accusation is a form of blood libel, a false and malicious claim that has been used against Jewish people for centuries. Despite the lack of evidence and the use of torture to obtain false confessions, the accused were ultimately cleared. The case was defended by lawyer Károly Eötvös, whose success in the trial earned him international recognition, though he faced criticism in Hungary. The Tiszaeszlár Affair is considered one of the most infamous occurrences of the blood libel in modern times.12