Martin Luther:

Seventhly, let the young and strong Jews and Jewesses be given flail, axe, spade, and spindle, and let them earn their bread in the sweat of their brow, as was imposed on Adam's children.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Context

On the Jews and Their Lies

Date / Period

1543

Source

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/martin-luther-on-the-jews-and-their-lies

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