FUN FACT: Poland was spared the worst of the Black Plague. This may have been in part due to the Polish king at the time inviting expelled Jewish populations, which have an emphasis on ritual cleanliness (and prompt burial), who may have then provided a demographic barrier in urban centers to the spread of the plague.
FUN FACT: Poland was spared the worst of the Black Plague. This may have been in part due to the Polish king at the time inviting expelled Jewish populations, which have an emphasis on ritual cleanliness (and prompt burial), who may have then provided a demographic barrier in urban centers to the spread of the plague.