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Place in Italy

What happened to the Jews in Florence

26 events, 1458 AD to 1943 AD

15th century

  1. 1458 AD Anti-Jewish demonstration in Florence (1458) · Florence, Italy
  2. 1471 AD Anti-Jewish demonstration in Florence (1471) · Florence, Italy
  3. 1472–1473 AD Expulsion of Jews from Florence during the plague · Florence, Italy
  4. 1490–1492 AD Expulsion of Jews from Florence (1490) · Florence, Italy
  5. 1492–1498 AD Second expulsion and recall of Jews from Florence · Florence, Italy
  6. 1493 AD Jew executed on false charge of defacing Virgin statue · Florence, Italy
  7. 1494 AD Jews expelled from Florence and Tuscany · Florence, Italy

16th century

  1. 1514 AD Jewish moneylenders recalled to Florence · Florence, Italy
  2. 1527 AD Order for Jews to leave Florence · Florence, Italy
  3. 1531 AD Anti-Jewish enactments abolished under Alessandro de Medici · Florence, Italy
  4. 1551 AD Cosimo grants extensive privileges to the Jews · Florence, Italy
  5. 1553 AD Burning of the Talmud in the Duchy of Florence · Florence, Italy
  6. 1567 AD Jewish badge introduced in Florence and Siena · Florence, Italy
  7. 1570 AD Cosimo establishes the Florence ghetto · Florence, Italy
  8. 1571 AD Insulting inscription placed on the ghetto gate · Florence, Italy

17th century

  1. 1690 AD Community forced to pay entire ghetto rent · Florence, Italy

18th century

  1. 1778 AD Jews granted right to vote for municipal council · Florence, Italy
  2. 1790 AD Attacks on Jews at the time of the French Revolution · Florence, Italy
  3. 1799 AD Emancipation of Florentine Jews by the French · Florence, Italy
  4. 1800 AD Jewish freedom restored with French return · Florence, Italy

19th century

  1. 1814 AD Ghetto gates opened and Jews allowed to live outside · Florence, Italy
  2. c. 1814 AD Professional and military exclusions after grand ducal restoration · Florence, Italy

20th century

  1. 1943 AD Arrest of Anna Cassuto, Saul Campagnano and Raffaele Cantoni · Florence, Italy
  2. 1943 AD Arrest of Jewish-Christian relief committee members in Florence · Florence, Italy
  3. 1943 AD Raids on Florence convents and monasteries sheltering Jews · Florence, Italy
  4. 1943 AD SS raid on the Florence synagogue · Florence, Italy

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