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Constantine VIII adds special Jew's oath
Emperor Constantine VIII added a regulation requiring a special oath for Jews to the body of existing laws.
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- Emperor Constantine VIII
- Where
- Byzantine Empire (several countries)
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Expulsion of Jews from Limoges
Probable date of the chronicle of Raoul Glaber. The French chronicler blamed the Jews for the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which was destroyed in 1009 by Islamic Caliph Al-Hakim.
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- Islamic Caliph Al-Hakim
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Persecution of Jews under the Zirite Al-Mu'izz
Al-Mu'izz persecuted the Jews along with other heterodox groups, which damaged the Kairwan community and drove its members to emigrate to Tunis.
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- Al-Mu'izz, Zirite ruler
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Jews confined to special quarters in Languedoc
With rising intolerance in the eleventh century, Jews in Languedoc were required to live in special quarters, and the populace was permitted to humiliate them during Holy Week.
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- Christian authorities and populace
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Orleans Jews accused of causing destruction of Holy Sepulcher
Jews of Orleans were falsely blamed for inciting the caliph Hakim to destroy the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and they had to leave the city temporarily to escape a massacre.
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- Christian public opinion
2 sources
About this entry
This entry records a false accusation made against Jews. The accusation was untrue; it is recorded because of the persecution it caused. About false accusations
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Eleventh-century persecutions affect the Jews of Béziers
Persecutions that broke out in western France in the eleventh century also affected the Jewish community of Béziers.
- By
- Unknown
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