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Bishop Bernard bans Jewish-Christian marriages in Lodève
Bishop Bernard prohibited marriages between Jews and Christians, threatening the Christian partner with excommunication, following older council rulings.
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- Bishop Bernard of Lodève
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Burning of Jews of Strasburg during the First Crusade
At the time the First Crusade was preached, 1,500 Jews in Strasburg were burned alive.
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- Crusader mobs
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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Henry IV of Germany forbids forced baptism
Henry IV of Germany, who favored the Jews when he could, gave them a charter and issued a decree prohibiting forced baptism.
- By
- Unknown
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Restrictions on Jews in el Cid's capitulation treaty of Valencia
The treaty under which el Cid took Valencia restricted Jews: they could not acquire Muslim prisoners of war, they would be prosecuted for molesting Muslims, and they could not hold authority over Muslims or their property.
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- El Cid
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Almoravid demand that Lucena's Jews convert to Islam
Around the turn of the 12th century the Almoravid ruler Yusuf ibn Tashfin demanded that the Jews convert to Islam. The community escaped only by paying a heavy bribe, though many Jews left for Navarre.
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- Yusuf ibn Tashfin (Almoravids)
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Coloman confines Jews to episcopal cities
King Coloman limited Jewish residence to cities that were seats of bishops, so the Church could keep them under constant watch.
- By
- King Coloman
- Where
- Hungary
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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.
- By
- 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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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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