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Badge and dress law enforced against Jews under Affonso IV
Right after taking the throne, Affonso IV enforced the rule that Jews must wear a yellow six-pointed star badge in public. He also forbade them to wear gold chains.
- By
- Affonso IV
- Where
- Portugal
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Host desecration accusation and burning of Jews at Güstrow
After a baptized Jewess accused her brother-in-law of host desecration, all the Jews were seized and burned, and the synagogue was replaced by a chapel of the Holy Blood.
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- Local Christian authorities and populace
- Where
- Güstrow, Mecklenburg, Germany
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Host desecration accusation in Krakow am See
Jews of Krakow am See were accused of desecrating the Host, contributing to the near destruction of Mecklenburg Jewry.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Krakow am See, Mecklenburg, Germany
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Samuel ben Solomon leaves Rome after papal expulsion
Owing to a papal expulsion, the writer Samuel ben Solomon left Rome for northern Italy. His chief work is a poetry collection blending Italian, Latin and Jewish culture; its final poem, "Tofet and Eden," follows Dante's "Divine Comedy."
- By
- Unknown
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Trade of Belorado Jews limited to market day
A royal command limited Jewish trade with Christians in Belorado to Mondays, the market day.
- By
- King Alfonso X
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Évora Jews compelled to wear yellow shield of David badge
A special decree forced the Jews of Évora to wear a yellow shield of David on their hats.
- By
- Portuguese crown
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Emir of Granada imposes the badge on Jews
The emir of Granada, Ismael Abu-I-Walid, followed the Christian kings in requiring Jews to wear the badge.
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- Emir Ismael Abu-I-Walid of Granada
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Yellow badge introduced for Jews in Cyprus
Archbishop Giovanni del Conte introduced the distinguishing yellow badge that Jews were required to wear.
- By
- Archbishop Giovanni del Conte
- Where
- Cyprus
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Affonso IV restricts Jewish emigration
Affonso IV barred Jews owning property worth 500 livres from leaving without royal permission. Violators and those accompanying them would forfeit their property to the king.
- By
- Affonso IV
- Where
- Portugal
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Tribute levied on Jews under Al-Naṣir Mohammed
Under Sultan Al-Naṣir Mohammed, Jews and Christians paid a per-head tribute of 10 to 25 dirhems.
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- Sultan Al-Naṣir Mohammed
- Where
- Egypt
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Jews readmitted to France
Jews are repeatedly expelled from France and readmitted, for a price.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- France
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Discriminatory laws against the Jews of Orange
Accused of usury and immoral conduct, the Jews of Orange were subjected to harsh laws: barred from testifying against Christians without the prince's mandate, excluded from office, heavily taxed, and made to supply six men for the town guard.
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- Princes and municipality of Orange
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Gnesen archdiocese orders Jews to wear red cloth badge
The statutes of the archdiocese of Gnesen required Jews to wear a piece of blood-red cloth on the breast.
- By
- Archdiocese of Gnesen
- Where
- Greater Poland, Poland
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Mob attacks on Kalisz Jews over well-poisoning accusations
Throughout the fourteenth century, mobs in Kalisz attacked Jews, accusing them of poisoning wells during epidemics.
- By
- Mobs
- Where
- Kalisz, Greater Poland, Poland
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