Expulsion4
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Attempt to expel Jews from main street
Municipal authorities tried to force the Jews out of their main street of residence into a dilapidated old street, but the king countermanded the order.
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- Municipal authorities of Cervera
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Decree abolishing the Jewish community of Barcelona
The king of Aragon decreed that the Jewish community of Barcelona be abolished forever, but reversed this about three weeks later by announcing a new aljama with privileges.
- By
- King of Aragon
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Expulsion of Jews from Bern, Switzerland
Jews expelled from Bern, Switzerland. Although between 1408 and 1427 Jews were again residing in the city, the only Jews to appear in Bern subsequently were transients, chiefly physicians and cattle dealers.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Bern, Switzerland
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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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Massacre / pogrom4
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1391 persecutions reach the Jews of Roussillon
The anti-Jewish persecutions that began in Spain in 1391 spread to Roussillon in 1392.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Roussillon, France
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Attack on the Jews in the Call (1392)
Jews in the Call were again attacked and forced to take refuge in the royal castle.
- By
- Inhabitants of Perpignan
- Where
- Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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Persecutions in San Giuliano, Catania and Syracuse
Severe persecutions broke out in summer in three Sicilian towns, killing many Jews and leaving the survivors in constant fear.
- By
- Christian mobs
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Massacre of the Jews of Madrid in 1391
Most of the Madrid community was massacred, some converted, the synagogue was destroyed, and rioting and pillaging continued for a year.
- By
- Rioters (pueblo menudo)
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Discriminatory law10
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Amnesty for attackers and cancellation of Christian debts to Jews
King Juan I pardoned everyone who had committed violence against the Jews in 1391. He also annulled all debts Christians owed to Jews.
- By
- Juan I of Aragon
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Christians exempted from paying interest on Jewish loans
King Sigismund relieved Christians for one year of the duty to pay interest on loans from Jews.
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- King Sigismund
- Where
- Hungary
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Wenceslaus annuls Jewish debt claims
King Wenceslaus cancelled all claims of the Jews against their Christian debtors as punishment.
- By
- King Wenceslaus
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Wenceslaus edict liquidating Jewish debts
King Wenceslaus issued an edict carrying out the liquidation of debts owed to the Jews, which cancelled their outstanding claims.
- By
- Wenceslaus
- Where
- Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
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Jews ordered to supply guards for ramparts near the ghetto
The Jews were required to provide twelve men to guard the ramparts near the ghetto, an order lifted in 1395 in return for payment.
- By
- Venetian authorities
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Wenceslaus annuls debts owed to Jews
Emperor Wenceslaus sold cancellations of debts owed to Jews to cities and princes for payment, and penalised anyone who helped Jews collect, impoverishing thousands of families.
- By
- Emperor Wenceslaus
- Where
- Holy Roman Empire (several countries)
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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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Ghettoization2
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Ghetto established in Ghettos
Sicilian Jews are forced to live in Ghettos and severe persecution breaks out in Erice, Catania and Syracuse.
- By
- Unknown
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Order to confine Jews to ghettos
The monk Julian, acting as royal commissioner, was ordered to confine the Jews to ghettos.
- By
- King Martin of Aragon
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False accusation (libel)2
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Accusation against Jews in Damascus
The Jews of Damascus are accused by Muslims of setting fire to the central mosque. Although there was no evidence presented, one Jew was burned alive, the leaders of the community were tortured, and the local synagogue was appropriated into a mosque.
- By
- Muslims of setting fire
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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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Destruction2
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Church built on the site of Barcelona synagogue
With royal permission and at the request of converts, a church to the Holy Trinity was erected where the synagogue had stood.
- By
- Converts, with the king's permission
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Confiscation of Jewish property in Évora synagogues
Town authorities in Évora were confiscating Jewish property held in the synagogues until King John I ordered them to stop.
- By
- Town authorities of Évora
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Readmission / emancipation2
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King offers to re-establish the Jewish community of Barcelona
The king announced a new aljama with the former privileges, a Jewish quarter, a synagogue, a cemetery and tax exemptions for settlers.
- By
- King of Aragon
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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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