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- Why Jews do not worship idols. A1544.0.1
- Why Jews smell bad. They rubbed Christ's body with garlic. A1662.1
- Why Jews do not eat pork. A1681.2
- Why Jews read and write from right to left: because of the ugly name of the king of the Jews. A1689.6
- Why Jews keep aloof from other peoples. A1689.13
- Seven whistlers are the souls of the Jews who crucified Christ. (Cf. F456.1.1.1.) A1715.3
- Tabu: Jews eating with heathen. C246.1
- Knockers as ghosts of Jews who crucified Christ and who were forced to work Cornish tin mines as punishment. F456.1.1.1
- Knockers (ghosts of Jews) are compelled to sing carols in mines at Christmastime. F456.1.2.3.2
- Pity for the poor Jews. On Good Friday an old woman who has heard the Passion Story exclaims, "How hard it was for the Jews who had to watch all night with Christ!" J2383
- Did not want to be Christ. An actor representing Christ in a Passion Play is beaten by Jews. He throws the cross down: "The devil may be God; I won't." J2495.3
- Jews must repay devil's help by giving tribute of persons each year. M211.4
- Jews. P715.1
- Jews bribe woman to steal host for them: miraculous manifestations. V35.1
- Sign of cross intimidates Jews. V342
- Jews protesting against marriage of Jewess and Christian are struck dumb. V343
- Plague from Jews' poisoning wells. V362
- Jewish traditions concerning non-Jews. V365
- Jokes concerning Jews. X610
- How the Jews were drawn from heaven. Someone cries, "Clothes are being auctioned off in hell." X611