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Expulsion of Jews from the archbishopric and destruction of synagogues
After an accusation that Jews stole a sacred church object, the synagogues of Hallein and Salzburg were destroyed and Jews were banished permanently from the archbishopric.
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- Archbishopric of Salzburg
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Expulsion of the Jews from Salzburg district
The Jews of the Salzburg district were expelled and forced to sign a declaration never to return; they had to surrender pledges they held.
- By
- Archbishop of Salzburg
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Expulsion of the Jews from Ulm
The Jews of Ulm had to leave the city on August 6, 1498, deprived of their property.
- By
- Count Eberhard and the city of Ulm
- Where
- Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
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Expulsion of the Jews from Wuerttemberg
The Jews were expelled from Wuerttemberg in 1498.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Württemberg, Germany
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Expulsion of the Jews from Wuerzburg
The Jews were expelled from Wuerzburg in 1498.
- By
- Unknown
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Knights of St. John order expulsion of unbaptized Jews from Rhodes
After a plague, the Order decided that all Jews who refused baptism must leave within 40 days, taking their belongings but sailing to Nice rather than settling in Turkish lands.
- By
- Knights Hospitalers of St. John
- Where
- Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
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Expulsion of the Jews from Württemberg
Count Eberhard decreed the expulsion of Jews from his dominions in 1495, and the order was confirmed in 1498.
- By
- Count Eberhard im Bart
- Where
- Württemberg, Germany
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Expulsion of the Jews from Provence
Louis XII ordered a general expulsion of Jews from Provence in 1498; it was renewed in 1500 and finally enforced in 1501, with conversion as the only alternative.
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- Louis XII
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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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Alexander banishes the Jews of Brest and other Lithuanian cities
Grand Duke Alexander banished the Jews of Brest and other Lithuanian cities to Poland, and allowed them to return in 1503. During the banishment he gave the Brest synagogue to Christian inhabitants for use as a hospital.
- By
- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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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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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 / pogrom1
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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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Forced conversion4
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Prince Alexander of Lithuania forces most of the Jews to forfeit their property or convert. The main motivation is to cancel the debts the nobles owe to the Jews.
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- Prince Alexander of Lithuania
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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 law8
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Dukes Ulrich and Christopher refuse Jews residence in Württemberg
The dukes granted only safe-conducts to Jews while refusing them the right to reside, preventing a community from forming.
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- Duke Ulrich and Duke Christopher
- Where
- Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany
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Public shaming of Maranos of Tudela in "La Manta"
Secret Jews (converts) in Tudela were scorned, with their names recorded on a large roll displayed in the cathedral nave.
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- Christian authorities of Tudela
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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.
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- 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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Special tax imposed on the Jews of Sopron
The town's governor levied a special tax on the Jews from 1495 until the king took them under his protection in 1523.
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- Governor of the town
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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)3
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Anti-Jewish sow image displayed in Salzburg town hall
A wooden image of a sow with Jewish children nursing from it was set up in the town hall, later reproduced in marble, and remained until 1785.
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- Salzburg authorities
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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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Destruction3
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Jewish property and cemetery in Nuremberg seized and destroyed
Jewish houses, synagogue and dance-hall were taken over and sold to the city, while cemetery buildings were burned or demolished and tombstones used for a road.
- By
- Nuremberg council and imperial bailiff
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Confiscation of expelled Jews' property in Lithuania
After the expulsion Alexander seized the Jews' estates and houses and gave them to nobles, monasteries, the Church, towns and baptized Jews, while the proceeds went to the treasury.
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- Grand Duke Alexander
- Where
- Lithuania
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Brest synagogue given to Christians as a hospital
While the Jews were banished, Alexander gave their synagogue to the Christian inhabitants of Brest to use as a hospital. It was returned to the Jews when they came back.
- By
- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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Readmission / emancipation1
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Venice offers privileges to settlers on Zakynthos
Venice offered special privileges to those willing to settle the depopulated island; this attracted Jews from Corfu, Patras, Lepanto and elsewhere. This was a general invitation rather than a measure aimed at Jews, so it is borderline.
- By
- Republic of Venice
- Where
- Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece
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