Expulsion2
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Expulsion of the Jews from Strasburg
The whole Jewish community of Strasburg was expelled and its real estate confiscated; the situation lasted until the French Revolution.
- By
- City of Strasburg
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Expulsion of the Jews from Nancy
Jews were expelled from Nancy toward the end of the fourteenth century.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Massacre / pogrom1
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Jew beaten and expelled from Strasburg cathedral
A Jew who entered the cathedral without doing anything wrong was beaten by the verger, driven out and threatened with drowning if he came back.
- By
- Verger of Strasburg cathedral
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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Discriminatory law13
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Cortes of Briviesca enact anti-Jewish restrictions
The Cortes meeting in Briviesca issued a set of anti-Jewish restrictions, including segregation of Jewish, Moorish and Christian quarters.
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- Cortes of Castile
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Rhenish cities at Speyer bar Christian servants in Jewish homes
Delegates of the Rhenish cities resolved that Christians could not serve as domestic servants or wet-nurses in Jewish households, on pain of branding on the forehead.
- By
- Delegates of the Rhenish cities
- Where
- Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Venetian tax on Cretan Jews raised to 2,500 hyperperes
The annual tax on the Jews of Crete, previously 1,000 hyperperes, was raised to 2,500.
- By
- Venetian government
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Wenceslaus bans Jews of Colmar, Schlettstadt and Hagenau over taxes
King Wenceslaus placed under the ban the Jews of three Alsatian towns who refused to pay the protection taxes he demanded.
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- King Wenceslaus of Germany
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Annulment of debts owed to Rothenburg Jews
Debts owed to Jews were annulled in 1385 and 1390, causing the community heavy financial losses.
- By
- Unknown
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Emperor Wenzel's contributions levied on German Jews
Emperor Wenzel replenished his treasury by exacting contributions from the Jews, including those of Regensburg.
- By
- Emperor Wenzel
- Where
- Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Wenceslaus IV's debt moratoria
Wenceslaus IV declared moratoria on debts owed to Jews in 1385 and again in 1390, severely damaging their economic position.
- By
- Wenceslaus IV
- Where
- Germany
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Wenzel's financial operations against Jewish creditors
Emperor Wenzel carried out repeated financial measures, such as cancelling debts owed to Jews, which extorted them.
- By
- Emperor Wenzel
- Where
- Germany
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Ferrant Martínez's anti-Jewish campaign in Seville
The archdeacon of Ecija agitated against the Jews, demanded that their synagogues be destroyed and their quarter closed, and issued bans on Jewish residence in the archbishopric. Synagogues were confiscated, and he continued despite royal orders to stop.
- By
- Ferrant Martínez, archdeacon of Ecija
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Debt remission under Wenceslaus ruins Munich Jews
Emperor Wenceslaus ordered the cancellation of debts owed to Jews, causing Munich Jews to lose all their assets.
- By
- Emperor Wenceslaus
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Restrictions on Jews under Queen Joanna of Provence
In the latter half of the fourteenth century, harsh restrictions were imposed on Jews, including limits on testimony, bathing, work and travel.
- By
- Queen Joanna of Provence
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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.
- By
- 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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False accusation (libel)2
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Ritual sacrifice accusation at Strasburg
A weaver of Bischheim was accused, and under torture convicted, of offering his child to the Jews of Strasburg for ritual sacrifice, which endangered the Jewish community.
- By
- Strasburg authorities
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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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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Readmission / emancipation1
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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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