Expulsion5
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Mass arrest of Daroca Jews and threats of expulsion
Townsfolk threatened to expel the remaining Jews unless they converted, and the authorities seized Jewish debtors and had the bailiff arrest all the Jews, causing many to flee.
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- Municipal authorities and townsfolk of Daroca
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Jews driven out of Andernach in the early 15th century
The Jews appear to have been driven out of Andernach again in the first half of the 15th century.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Expulsion of Jews from Bryansk
Jews who had settled in Bryansk in the 15th century were expelled from the town.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsion of the Jews from Bonn
The Jews were expelled from Bonn in the 15th century, though they later returned.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Relocation of Arta's Jews to Istanbul (sürgün)
Under Ottoman rule in the 15th century, the Jews of Arta were forcibly moved to the capital, Istanbul, as part of the sürgün resettlement policy.
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- Ottoman authorities
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Forced conversion4
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Conversions of Burgos Jews under Vicente Ferrer
Many Jews in Burgos converted to Christianity through the preaching campaign of Vicente Ferrer.
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- Vicente Ferrer
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Mass baptisms and forcible conversions in Aragon
More than 3,000 Jews were baptized in 1414, largely through the forcible conversion campaign of Vicente Ferrer. Many Jewish families in Guadalajara, Calatayud and other towns submitted to baptism.
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- Vicente Ferrer
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Mass conversion of 122 Jews in Guadalajara
After a cross supposedly appeared in the sky during a Franciscan's sermon, 122 Jews of Guadalajara converted to Christianity.
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- Franciscan preacher
- Where
- Guadalajara, Castile, Spain
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Mass conversion of Daroca Jews after the Tortosa disputation
Under pressure from the Church and townspeople after the Tortosa disputation, about 110 of the most prominent Jews of Daroca converted to Christianity.
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- The Church and the townspeople of Daroca
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Discriminatory law9
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Arrest of Rothenburg Jews to extract money for Sigismund
The council arrested every Jew in town, visitors included, when a royal collector arrived. They were held until they paid 2,000 gulden.
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- Rothenburg town council and Emperor Sigismund
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Heavy imperial tax on Goslar Jews
A heavy imperial tax burdened the Jews of Goslar, leading several of them to leave secretly for Brunswick to escape it.
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- Holy Roman Emperor
- Where
- Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Jews forced out of their homes after Tortosa Disputation
After the Disputation of Tortosa, royal officials made Huesca's Jews move to places far from their quarter, where they could not earn a living.
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- Royal officials of Aragon
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Sigismund demands 800 gulden from the Jews
King Sigismund exacted a special payment from the Jews of Nördlingen for his expenses.
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- King Sigismund
- Where
- Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany
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Sigismund extorts 12,000 florins for Council of Constance
King Sigismund forced the Jews to pay 12,000 florins toward the Church Council of Constance.
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- King Sigismund
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Segregation laws and conversions under Vicente Ferrer
During the Tortosa disputation period, Vicente Ferrer induced Teruel's authorities to enact laws segregating Jews from Christians and caused many Jews to convert.
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- Vicente Ferrer and Teruel authorities
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Papal and Venetian decrees against shipping Jews to the Holy Land
In the 15th century the pope and the Venetian Republic issued decrees forbidding the carrying of Jews to the Holy Land, which made Jewish immigration through Jaffa dangerous.
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- The pope and the Venetian Republic
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Bishops of Cosenza attempt to tax Jewish assets
During the fifteenth century the bishops of Cosenza repeatedly tried to impose taxes on Jewish property.
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- Bishops of Cosenza
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Jews limited to three-day stays in Metz
In the fifteenth century Jews in Metz itself were permitted to remain for only three days.
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- Town of Metz
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Ghettoization1
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Jewish quarter of Alcañiz enclosed and locked at night
During the 15th century the Jewish quarter was walled off and its gates were locked every night.
- By
- Unknown
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False accusation (libel)1
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Ravensburg blood libel, burnings and expulsions
A blood accusation led Emperor Sigismund to burn some Jews of Ravensburg and expel others.
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- Emperor Sigismund
- Where
- Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Destruction1
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Benedict XIII orders Monzón synagogue turned into a church
The antipope authorized the bishop of Lérida to convert the Monzón synagogue into a church because most of the community had converted, and directed that the property of the burial society and Talmud Torah go to the new chapel.
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- Antipope Benedict XIII
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Readmission / emancipation1
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Jews permitted to return to Mainz by Archbishop Diether
After the old city government fell, Archbishop Diether allowed the Jews back, claiming them as his property.
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- Archbishop Diether
- Where
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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