▁amongst ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁upper ▁class . ▁These ▁sect s ▁of ▁society ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁approved ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁that ▁the ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁held . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁strictly ▁Jewish ▁communities . ▁Jews ▁were ▁not ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁one ▁area , ▁rather ▁their ▁presence ▁was ▁spread ▁over ▁a ▁larger ▁ge ographical ▁region . ▁ ▁O ft ent imes ▁a ▁few ▁families ▁lived ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁Christian ▁settlement . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁families ▁were ▁comfortable ▁in ▁this ▁setting ▁and ▁function ed ▁successfully . ▁In ▁some ▁circumstances , ▁Christians ▁both ▁accepted ▁and ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁Jews . ▁When ▁violence ▁against ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁began ▁to ▁occur ▁some ▁Christians ▁attempted ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁fellow ▁neighb ors . ▁In ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁C ologne , ▁Jews ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁their ▁Christian ▁neighb ors ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁shelter . ▁ ▁Christians ▁discussed ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁conversion ▁with ▁the ▁Jews . ▁There ▁existed ▁a ▁theory ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁Jews ▁were ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁such ▁violence . ▁There ▁were ▁discuss ions ▁regarding ▁conversion ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁Relig ious ▁leaders ▁including ▁B ish ops ▁and ▁Arch b ish ops ▁al ike ▁tried ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁Jews ▁from ▁violence . ▁One ▁Arch bishop ▁from ▁Main z ▁went ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁offer ▁mon et ary ▁b rib es ▁to ▁protect ▁Jewish ▁families . ▁ ▁These ▁Jews ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁relief ▁from ▁the ▁ex ile ▁that ▁occurred ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years