▁that ▁stopped ▁the ▁close ▁interactions ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁groups . ▁Had ▁the ▁inten se ▁violence ▁described ▁in ▁other ▁sources ▁been ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁living ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Ask ken azi ▁Jews ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁surv ived ▁the ▁era ▁let ▁alone ▁their ▁culture ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁roots ▁for ▁many ▁Jews ▁today . ▁During ▁times ▁of ▁per sec ution ▁against ▁the ▁Jews , ▁chron icles ▁show ▁that ▁Christian ▁friends ▁provided ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁aid ▁and ▁shelter . ▁A ▁chron ic ler ▁tells ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁given ▁food ▁and ▁shelter ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁from ▁a ▁gent ile ▁acquaint ance ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁the ▁Jews ▁during ▁Sh av u ot . ▁This ▁gent ile ▁acquaint ance ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Christian . ▁Also , ▁the ▁chron icles ▁show ▁that ▁some ▁Christians ▁converted ▁to ▁J uda ism ▁during ▁these ▁times . ▁Some ▁converts ▁even ▁sacrific ed ▁themselves ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁many ▁Jews ▁worked ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁small , ▁mostly ▁Christian ▁towns . ▁Histor ians ▁interpret ▁this ▁as ▁Jews ▁feeling ▁comfortable ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁places ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Christians . ▁Another ▁example ▁some ▁histor ians ▁use ▁to ▁show ▁Jewish ▁attachment ▁to ▁their ▁place ▁in ▁Western ▁Christ end om ▁is ▁the ▁Jewish ▁exp ulsion ▁in ▁France . ▁After ▁they ▁were ▁exp elled ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 2 , ▁they ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 8 . ▁ ▁Through ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁world , ▁Jews