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Confiscation, plunder and banishment of Jews of Hagenau
John of Lichtenberg seized the Jews' houses and synagogue, and the impoverished townspeople then plundered, persecuted and banished the Jews.
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- John of Lichtenberg and the townspeople of Hagenau
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Converso Johanan David condemned to the stake
The Inquisition condemned the converso butcher Johanan David to be burned.
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- Papal Inquisition
- Where
- Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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Genoese humiliating obligations imposed on Chios Jews
Under Genoese rule the Jews were required on Christmas Eve to donate an embroidered red-cross flag to the Church of St. George and to recite prayers for the pope at Christmas and Easter.
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- Genoese authorities
- Where
- Chios, North Aegean, Greece
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Louis IV cancels Württemberg counts' debts to Jews
Emperor Louis IV annulled the debts that the counts of Württemberg owed to the Jews of Colmar and Schlettstadt.
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- Emperor Louis IV
- Where
- Württemberg, Germany
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Readmission of Jews to Hagenau
Soon after the banishment the Jews were allowed back on condition that they pay the city's debts.
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- Hagenau municipality
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Yellow hat decree for Jews of Chios
The Genoese rulers forced the Jews of Chios to wear a yellow hat as a mark of distinction.
- By
- Genoese authorities
- Where
- Chios, North Aegean, Greece
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Jews scapegoated as the cause of the growing Black Death
Jews scapegoated as the cause of the growing Black Death. See also Medieval antisemitism.
- By
- Unknown
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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.
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- Affonso IV
- Where
- Portugal
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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.
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- 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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