Expulsion13
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Expulsion of Jews from Sicily
Jews expelled from Sicily. As many as 137,000 exiled.
- By
- Inquisition
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- Wikipedia: Timeline of Jewish history (opens in a new tab)
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- Wikipedia: Timeline of antisemitism (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: Expulsion of the Jews from Sicily (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Sicily (opens in a new tab)
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- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Europe (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Italy (opens in a new tab)
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Expulsion of Jews from the archbishopric by Bishop Ernest II
Bishop Ernest II, also Archbishop of Magdeburg, issued an edict expelling the Jews from his archbishopric, dealing the Halberstadt community a serious setback.
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- Bishop Ernest II
- Where
- Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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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 Halle by Archbishop Ernst
Archbishop Ernst peremptorily expelled the Jews from Halle.
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- Archbishop Ernst
- Where
- Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Expulsion of the Jews from Perpignan
A royal edict ordered the remaining thirty-nine Jews to leave the city within thirty days on pain of death and confiscation.
- By
- French crown
- Where
- Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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Expulsion of the Jews from Roussillon
The Jews of Roussillon, together with Spanish Jewish refugees who had sought shelter there, were expelled in 1493.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Roussillon, France
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John II of Portugal deports several hundred Jewish children to the colony of São Tomé, where most of them die.
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- John II of Portugal
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Withdrawal of landing permission for Spanish Jewish refugees
Spanish Jewish refugees had been allowed to land for three days; this concession was withdrawn out of fear they had brought plague.
- By
- Genoese authorities
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Expulsion of the Jews from Magdeburg
Archbishop Ernst, yielding to citizens and clergy over a minor quarrel between Jews and monks, decreed banishment of the Jews, enforced nine months later; over 1,400 left.
- By
- Archbishop Ernst von Sachsen
- Where
- Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
3 sources
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Second expulsion and recall of Jews from Florence
After being recalled in 1492, the Jews were expelled again and then recalled in 1498 as indispensable to the city's commerce.
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- Florentine authorities
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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.
- By
- City of Heilbronn
- Where
- Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany
2 sources
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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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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Anti-Jewish disorders in Arles
New anti-Jewish disorders erupted in Arles before July 1493.
- By
- Unknown
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Plunderers attack Jewish refugees on roads to Fez
Bands of plunderers attacked Spanish and Portuguese Jewish refugees traveling to Fez.
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- Bands of plunderers
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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.
- By
- Inquisition
2 sources
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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.
- By
- 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 law7
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Ban on Jewish settlement in Magdeburg
After the banishment, no Jew was permitted to settle in Magdeburg until a single Jew was allowed residence in 1720.
- By
- Magdeburg magistrate
- Where
- Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Maranos ordered out of the former Jewish street in Vitoria
Converted Jews were ordered to leave the old Jewish street and live among old Christians so they would stop Jewish practices.
- By
- Vitoria authorities
- Where
- Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, 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.
- By
- Town of Metz
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Ghettoization2
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Ghetto established in Persia
The Jews in Persia and Afghanistan were forced into mellahs. They were not permitted to have any businesses outside the walls of the mellah.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Iran
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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)5
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Burning in effigy of Gabriel Sanchez's father at Saragossa
The father of the royal treasurer Gabriel Sanchez was burned in effigy by the Inquisition as a Jewish heretic.
- By
- Inquisition
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Jew executed on false charge of defacing Virgin statue
A Jew was falsely accused of damaging the face of a statue of the Virgin at Orsanmichele Church and was cruelly put to death.
- By
- Florentine authorities
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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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- Ferdinand II and Isabella I, with Pope Sixtus IV
- Where
- SpainSpanish Empire (several countries)
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Destruction3
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Jewish houses in the Call auctioned off
After the Call plan for a courtesans' quarter was rejected, the Jews' houses were sold at public auction to private buyers.
- By
- Perpignan authorities
- Where
- Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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Seizure of property of expelled Jews and conversos
Jewish gold, silver, Torah draperies and other goods were seized and sold, including property taken from conversos on the pretext that it belonged to emigrants, to fund the second expedition of Columbus.
- By
- Spanish Crown
- Where
- Spain
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Synagogue of the Judendorf converted into a chapel
After the banishment, the synagogue was turned into a chapel to the Virgin Mary and the Judendorf renamed Mariendorf.
- By
- Archbishop and city of Magdeburg
- Where
- Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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