How Long to Read The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town

How Long Does it Take to Read The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town by Edward Berenson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A chilling investigation of America’s only alleged case of blood libel, and what it reveals about antisemitism in the United States and Europe. On Saturday, September 22, 1928, Barbara Griffiths, age four, strayed into the woods surrounding the upstate village of Massena, New York. Hundreds of people looked everywhere for the child but could not find her. At one point, someone suggested that Barbara had been kidnapped and killed by Jews, and as the search continued, policemen and townspeople alike gave credence to the quickly spreading rumors. The allegation of ritual murder, known to Jews as “blood libel,” took hold. To believe in the accusation seems bizarre at first glance—blood libel was essentially unknown in the United States. But a great many of Massena’s inhabitants, both Christians and Jews, had emigrated recently from Central and Eastern Europe, where it was all too common. Historian Edward Berenson, himself a native of Massena, sheds light on the cross-cultural forces that ignited America’s only known instance of blood libel, and traces its roots in Old World prejudice, homegrown antisemitism, and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Residues of all three have persisted until the present day. More than just the disturbing story of one town’s embrace of an insidious anti-Jewish myth, The Accusation is a shocking and perceptive exploration of American and European responses to antisemitism.

How long is The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town?

The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town by Edward Berenson is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town aloud.

What Reading Level is The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town?

The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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