A closed community of Gentiles who lived for many centuries in fanatical Christian Europe. Greedy moneylenders and treacherous traitors - and sophisticated libels and bloody pogroms waiting for them outside the walls of the quarter. What kind of people do you think we are talking about now? Jews. As writers and filmmakers clearly show, only contempt, hatred and bloodshed have been waiting for them for a thousand years. But is it really so and how much truth is there in this stereotype? Galina Zelenina will tell you a completely different story of medieval Jews and their sworn neighbors Christians - a story that scientists reconstruct. And believe me - there is something to be surprised at. In this book we will talk: - about the politics of the church and the crown, the desire for legality and illegal persecution of Jews; - about the daily contacts of Christians and Jews in a medieval city; - about Judeo-Christian polemics, famous disputes and their consequences; - about violence, martyrdom and messianic expectations. The history of Christians and Jews contains many mysteries and myths that must be revealed and explored. Let's start opening the veil of this mystery together.