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Expulsion of the Jews from Newcastle
Jews were expelled from Newcastle after burgesses petitioned the king to remove them.
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- Town of Newcastle
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Louis IX cancels one third of debts owed to Jews
Louis IX relieved Christian debtors of one third of their registered debts to Jews. The rest had to be paid within a set time, and imprisonment or forced sale of property for such debts was forbidden.
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- Louis IX
- Where
- France
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Burning of Maimonides' books at Montpellier
After Solomon b. Abraham denounced Maimonides' Sefer Madda' and Guide of the Perplexed to the Inquisition, the books were publicly burned in Montpellier.
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- Inquisition
- Where
- Montpellier, Languedoc, France
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Forced circumcision accusation against Norwich Jews
Thirteen Jews were accused of forcibly circumcising a Christian physician's son; four were later dragged behind horses and hanged at Norwich.
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- English authorities
- Where
- Norwich, England, United Kingdom
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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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Jewish badge imposed by church councils in southern France
Church councils in Languedoc, Normandy and Provence enforced the compulsory Jewish badge following the Fourth Lateran Council.
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- Church councils
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Series of child-murder accusations against Winchester Jews
The Winchester Jewish community faced repeated accusations of murdering children over a decade.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Winchester, England, United Kingdom
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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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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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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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