▁after ▁violence ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Sh av u ot , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁hol iday . ▁During ▁the ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁Sh av u ot , ▁one ▁Jewish ▁woman ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Cr us aders ▁while ▁vent uring ▁to ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁neighbor ' s ▁home , ▁where ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁her . ▁While ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁death ▁may ▁be ▁perce ived ▁as ▁trag ic , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁C ologne ▁surv ived ▁Sh av u ot ▁because ▁local ▁Christians ▁had ▁reached ▁out ▁and ▁offered ▁their ▁homes ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁as yl um ▁from ▁the ▁Cr us aders . ▁ ▁Jewish - Christ ian ▁relations ▁ ▁The ▁relations ▁of ▁Jews ▁and ▁Christians ▁were ▁fra ug ht ▁with ▁t ensions ▁about ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Christian ▁per ception ▁of ▁Jewish ▁obst in acy ▁in ▁ref using ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁only ▁faith ▁the ▁Christians ▁knew ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁pressure ▁on ▁Jews ▁to ▁accept ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁inten se . ▁Rec ent ▁years ▁have ▁seen ▁a ▁debate ▁among ▁histor ians ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Jewish - Christ ian ▁relations ▁in ▁medieval ▁Europe . ▁Trad itionally , ▁histor ians ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁tri als ▁Jews ▁had ▁to ▁end ure ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁Christian ▁violence ▁towards ▁Jews ▁was ▁r ife , ▁as ▁were ▁rit ual ▁murder ▁accus ations , ▁exp uls ions , ▁and ▁ext ort ion . ▁However , ▁recently ▁histor ians ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁show ▁evidence ▁of ▁other ▁relationships