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Violent death of Hezekiah, last gaon of Pumbedita
Hezekiah, the last head of the Pumbedita academy, was killed, which ended the gaonate there.
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- Unknown
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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
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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.
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- Unknown
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