Josce of York (Latin: Joceus) (died 1190) was an English Jew, leader of the Jewish community of York, and the leading figure in the York massacre 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.
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