Purim Katan Answer

03/18/2024

D. In 1614, Vincent Fettmilch, an antisemitic leader of Frankfurt’s bakers guild, led a rebellion against the local city council over financial concerns. The revolt, known as the Fettmilch Uprising, included attacks on the local Jewish community, who the attackers blamed for much of the financial problems. Despite some deaths and the destruction of synagogues and Torah scrolls, Holy Roman Emperor Matthias eventually restored order, leading to the celebration of a Purim Katan with the reading of a Megillah about the event, the Vincent Megillah.

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