Massacre / pogrom4
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Baronial attack on London Jewry
The rebel barons attacked the Jews of London, whom they regarded as financial tools of the king.
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- English barons
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
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Persecution of the Jews at Erfurt
Jews at Erfurt were persecuted, largely because Christians wished to escape their debts to them.
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- Christian townspeople
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Persecutions of Jews in Ioannina under the despotate of Epirus
During the first half of the 13th century, while Ioannina belonged to the despotate of Epirus, the Jewish community was subjected to persecutions.
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- Despotate of Epirus
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Near-annihilation of Mesopotamian Jewry in the 13th century
During the Tatar invasions of the 13th century, the Jewish community of Mesopotamia was almost wiped out, leaving only a remnant.
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- Tatar invaders
- Where
- Mesopotamia, Iraq
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Forced conversion1
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The Almohads conquer southern Spain and the Magrheb
The Almohads conquer southern Spain and the Magrheb. As they do not recognise the typical dhimmi status of Jews and Christians, they often force them to choose between conversion and death.
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- Almohad Caliphate
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Discriminatory law10
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Fourth Lateran Council anti-Jewish legislation and badge
The Council reenacted earlier discriminatory laws against Jews and added the requirement that Jews wear a distinctive humiliating badge.
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- Fourth Lateran Council
- Where
- Europe (several countries)
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Fourth Lateran Council canons on Jews
The Fourth Lateran Council's canons required Jews to bear a distinguishing mark and live apart; banned interest on loans to Christians and Christian dealings with Jews who defied Church rules; excluded Jews from public office; made converts give up Jewish observance; and barred Jews from hiring Christian women of childbearing age as servants.
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- Fourth Lateran Council
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Fourth Lateran Council imposes the yellow "Badge of Shame"
The Fourth Lateran Council broadened decrees against Jews across Europe and made them wear the Yellow Patch, known as the "Badge of Shame."
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Europe (several countries)
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Fourth Lateran Council orders distinctive Jewish dress
The Fourth Lateran Council of the Church required Jews to dress differently from others so as to prevent relations between Jews and Christians. At times a badge was imposed, at other times a pointed hat.
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- Church's Fourth Lateran Council
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Fourth Lateran Council orders distinctive dress
The council required Jews and Muslims in Christian lands to wear clothing that set them apart from Christians and barred Jews from public office. These rules led to the Jewish badge and hat across Europe.
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- Pope Innocent III (Catholic Church)
- Where
- Western Christendom (several countries)
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Lateran Council prescribes Jewish badge, enforced in Carcassonne
The Fourth Lateran Council required Jews to wear a special badge. Carcassonne, as the seat of the Inquisition, enforced the rule rigorously.
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- Lateran Council / Church
- Where
- Carcassonne, Languedoc, France
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Lateran Council restricts the Jews
The Lateran council prescribed various restrictions upon the Jews.
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- Lateran Council
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Usury forbidden to the Jews
On several occasions, including 1214 and 1219, the practice of usury was prohibited to Jews.
- By
- Unknown
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Jews barred from settling in Khorezm
In the 13th century the authorities of Khorezm forbade Jews from other places to settle there, which limited the community to a small local group.
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- Local authorities of Khorezm
- Where
- Khorezm, Uzbekistan
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Pisa statutes bar Jewish testimony and require Jewish badge
Statutes of the Pisan republic in the thirteenth century excluded Jews from giving evidence and ordered them to wear the Jews' badge.
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- Republic of Pisa
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False accusation (libel)1
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Host desecration accusations against Jews
After 1215, Jews in Europe were accused of desecrating the consecrated Host.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Europe (several countries)
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Destruction1
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Barons sack the London Jewish quarter
Barons opposed to King John sacked the Jewish quarter and used tombstones from the Jewish cemetery to repair Ludgate.
- By
- Barons opposing King John
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
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