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Simonini letter was a document sent to French author Augustin Barruel in 1806. The author, who identified himself as Jean-Baptiste Simonini of Florence , Italy claimed to have infiltrated the Piedmont Jewish community by claiming to have been a baptized Jew who wanted to restore his connection with his ancestral "nation". The Jews revealed to him that both the Freemasons and the Illuminati were founded by them and that they were planning on taking over Europe. It is one of the earliest instances of the idea of a Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory as well as conspiracy involving a cabal of Jews trying to take over the world .1
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Early 19th Century Antisemitic canard The Simonini letter is the earliest modern example of a document claiming a Jewish conspiracy and coalition with the Illuminati.
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Early 19th Century Antisemitic canard The Simonini letter is the earliest modern example of a document claiming a Jewish conspiracy and a Jewish coalition with the Illuminati .
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document sent to french author augustin barruel in 1806
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earliest modern example of a document claiming a jewish conspiracy and a jewish coalition with the illuminati
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