Expulsion7
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Expulsion of Jews from Ravenna
Jews of Ravenna expelled, synagogues destroyed.
- By
- Franciscan and Dominican friars whose goal
- Where
- Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Expulsion of Jews from Florence (1490)
According to Ibn Verga, the Jews were expelled from Florence in 1490 and recalled in 1492.
- By
- Florentine authorities
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Expulsion of the Jews from Teruel
Jews were ordered to leave Teruel in 1486, but the expulsion was only carried out in 1492 as part of the general expulsion from Spain.
- By
- Inquisition and Spanish crown
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Jews ordered to leave Heilbronn
At the end of the fifteenth century the Jews were ordered out of the city despite repeated intercession by Emperor Frederick III.
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- City of Heilbronn
- Where
- Heilbronn, Württemberg, 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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Massacre / pogrom4
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Killing of Rabbi Biton at Castiglione
After a crucifix was allegedly damaged by a stone thrown from his window, Rabbi Biton was killed on the spot by the brothers Crise.
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- The brothers Crise
- Where
- Castiglione di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
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Violence against Jews in Tlemcen
Muhammad al-Maghili orders the expulsion and murder of the Jewish community in Tlemcen.
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- Muhammad al-Maghili
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Inquisition burnings at Avila
Over a decade the Inquisition burned more than 100 people at Avila as Jews or Judaizers and punished 70 others in other ways.
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- Inquisition
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Torquemada's Inquisition condemns 13,000 Conversos
Under Inquisitor-General Torquemada, the Inquisition condemned some 13,000 Conversos for secretly practicing Judaism in under twelve years, terrorizing Jewish communities.
- By
- Tomás de Torquemada and the Inquisition
- Where
- Spain
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Forced conversion2
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Forced attendance at conversion sermons in Nuremberg
In the later fifteenth century Jews were compelled to attend sermons by John of Capistrano and the Dominican Schwarz aimed at converting them.
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- Preaching friars and Nuremberg authorities
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Abraham Zacuto, astronomer, flees Spain for Portugal
The astronomer and historian Abraham Zacuto produced tables that Columbus used. After the 1492 expulsion he moved to Portugal, where he devised the metal astrolabe used by Vasco da Gama.
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- Columbus
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Discriminatory law9
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Immigrant Jewish houses in Porto marked with letter P
The houses of the Spanish Jewish immigrants settled in Porto were marked with the letter "P" for the city.
- By
- King John II
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Judenbuch ordinance and limits on Jewish interest
Friedrich III required all Jewish debt-claims to be entered in a special register to be valid, and sharply cut interest rates and banned compound interest.
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- Emperor Friedrich III
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Surrender terms impose deadline and restrictions on Jews in Granada
The surrender agreement required Conversos who had returned to Judaism to leave by a deadline, and barred Jews from judging Moors or serving as tax collectors.
- By
- Ferdinand and Isabella
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Heavy war taxes on Guadalajara Jews for Granada war
The Jewish community was levied among the highest taxes of any Jewish community to fund the war against Granada, 104,220 maravedis in 1488 and 90,620 in 1491.
- By
- Castilian crown
- Where
- Guadalajara, Castile, Spain
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Heavy taxes imposed on Jews by Ladislaus II
King Ladislaus II, constantly short of money, burdened the Jews with heavy taxation during his reign.
- By
- King Ladislaus II
- Where
- Hungary
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Ladislas VI cancels debts owed to Jews
During his reign King Ladislas VI annulled all debts owed to Jews, worsening their economic situation.
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- King Ladislas VI
- Where
- Hungary
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Jews excluded from public office in Tarascon
From the second half of the 15th century Jews were excluded from holding public office.
- By
- Unknown
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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)6
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Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain
The blood libel in La Guardia, Spain, where the alleged victim Holy Child of La Guardia became revered as a saint.
- By
- Spanish Inquisition
- Where
- La Guardia, Castile, Spain
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Holy Child of La Guardia
The Holy Child of La Guardia (Spanish: El Santo Niño de La Guardia) is a folk saint in Spanish Roman Catholicism and the subject of a medieval blood libel in the town of La Guardia in the central Spanish province of Toledo (Castile–La Mancha). On 16 November 1491 an auto-da-fé Inquisition trial was held outside of Ávila that ended in six Conversos and two Jews being burnt at the stake.
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- Inquisition
- Where
- La Guardia, Castile, Spain
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La Guardia ritual murder trial and executions at Avila
The inquisitional tribunal of Avila tried Jucé Franco, his father and brothers for the alleged ritual murder of the'child from La Guardia'. All were burned at the stake on Nov.
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- Inquisitional tribunal of Avila
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Bernardino da Feltre's sermons against Pavia's Jewish loan-bankers
The preacher Bernardino da Feltre violently attacked Jewish moneylenders in his sermons, prompting townspeople to demand their expulsion, which Duke Sforza refused.
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- Bernardino da Feltre
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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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Spanish Inquisition
Established with papal approval, the Inquisition investigated and tried conversos (converted Jews and their descendants) suspected of secretly practising Judaism. Thousands were executed and many more punished.
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- Ferdinand II and Isabella I, with Pope Sixtus IV
- Where
- SpainSpanish Empire (several countries)
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