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Crusaders expel the Jews of Hebron
The Crusaders captured Hebron, converted the mosque and adjoining synagogue into a church and monastery, and expelled the Jews.
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- Crusaders
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Ear-boxing replaced by tax and wax tribute
The humiliating custom was replaced by an annual tax payable to the monks of St. Sernin and a yearly contribution of 44 pounds of wax delivered on Good Friday.
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- Church of Toulouse
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Slave-sale toll imposed on Jews at Koblenz custom-house
Jews had to pay a toll of four denarii at the Koblenz custom-house for each salable slave.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Toulouse ear-boxing of a Jew replaced by payment
The humiliating custom of a Jew being struck on the ears before the church three times a year was abolished at the start of the twelfth century. It was replaced by a fixed payment to the canons of St. Saturnin.
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- Church and authorities of Toulouse
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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.
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- King Coloman
- Where
- Hungary
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Crusaders bar Jews from residing in Jerusalem
During the Crusader kingdom, Jews (and Muslims) were not allowed to live in Jerusalem, although a few Jews settled near the Citadel.
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- Crusader rulers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Where
- Jerusalem
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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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Almohad massacres of Jews in the Maghreb and Spain
During the Almohad conquests of the twelfth century, Ibn Tumart is said to have massacred Jews from Zala in North Africa to Almeria in Spain. Thousands of Spanish Jews fled to North Africa.
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- Almohades under Ibn Tumart
- Where
- Maghreb (several countries)Spain
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Fine on Bonn Jews after murder accusation
After a murder accusation, the Jewish community was made to pay a 400-mark fine to the emperor and the bishop.
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- The emperor and the bishop
- Where
- Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Almohad persecution of the Jews of Oran
The fanatical Almohad dynasty cruelly persecuted the Jews of Oran, driving many to emigrate eastward and many others to convert to Islam.
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- Almohades
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