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Place in Belarus

What happened to the Jews in Polotsk

5 events, 1563 AD to 1839 AD

16th century

  1. 1563 AD Polotsk pogrom · Polotsk, Belarus
  2. 1580 AD Edict against Polotsk Jews in Magdeburg Rights charter · Polotsk, Belarus

17th century

  1. 1655 AD Massacre of Polotsk Jews by Russians and Cossacks · Polotsk, Belarus

18th century

  1. 1780 AD Jewish merchants of Polotsk given equal rights · Polotsk, Belarus

19th century

  1. 1839 AD Tax immunity granted to non-Jewish merchants of Polotsk only · Polotsk, Belarus

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