Josce_of_York
Josce of York
12th century Jewish community leader in York, England, victim of the 1190 pogrom
Josce of York (Latin: Joceus; died 1190) was the leader of the Jewish community in York, England,[1] and the leading figure in the York pogrom of 1190. He committed suicide along with nearly the entire Jewish community, rather than face death or conversion at the hands of an angry mob.[2]