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Blood libel against the Jews of Fulda
After five boys of a miller were found killed on Christmas Day, the Jews of Fulda were accused of the crime, and the abbot later sought to prove their guilt to the emperor.
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- Inhabitants of Fulda and Abbot Conrad de Mulcoz
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Charter of privileges granted to Vienna Jews
Emperor Frederick II granted the Jewish community a charter of privileges giving it extensive autonomy.
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- Emperor Frederick II
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Jews of Vienna declared imperial serfs (servi camerae)
Emperor Frederick II's charter to the Jews of Vienna called them his chamber serfs. This asserted imperial rights over them and rested on the idea that they were condemned to eternal servitude.
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- Emperor Frederick II
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Massacre of Jews in Fulda after blood libel
Crusaders gathered in Fulda, joined by townspeople, attacked the Jews and killed 34 people after they were accused of killing a miller's five boys. Some citizens and the magistrate intervened, saving the remainder.
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- Crusaders and inhabitants of Fulda
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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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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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