Expulsion10
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Expulsion of Jews from Dortmund around the end of the 15th century
A further expulsion of the Jews seems to have taken place around the end of the 15th century.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsion of Jews from the lower Rhine district
After the apostate Victor of Carben accused Rhineland Jews of blasphemy in a disputation, the Jews were expelled from the lower Rhine region.
- By
- Archbishop Herrman of Cologne
- Where
- Lower Rhine, Germany
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Ferdinand I expels Jews from Lower Austria and Görz
Emperor Ferdinand I banished the Jews from Lower Austria and Görz, and intended to expel them from Bohemia too until his vow was lifted.
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- Emperor Ferdinand I
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Royal decree banishing Jews from Marseille
A royal decree banished the Jews from Marseille, and it was fully carried out only around 1501.
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- French crown
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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.
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- Knights Hospitalers of St. John
- Where
- Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
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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.
- By
- Louis XII
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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.
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- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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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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Expulsion of Regensburg exiles from surrounding settlements
The Jews who had settled near Regensburg under the Duke of Bavaria's protection were expelled from those places later in the sixteenth century.
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- Duke of Bavaria
- Where
- Stadtamhof, Bavaria, GermanyRegensburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Expulsion of the Jews from Pilsen
During the sixteenth century the Jews of Pilsen were expelled, as in most other Bohemian cities.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Plzeň (Pilsen), Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Massacre / pogrom2
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Anti-Jewish riots in Pressburg, Buda and other towns
At the start of the 16th century anti-Jewish riots recurred in Pressburg, Buda and other Hungarian towns.
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- Mob
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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 conversion1
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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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Badge ordered and residence ban renewed in Genoa
Early in the sixteenth century Genoa ordered Jews to wear a badge and renewed the ban on residence, with penalties of fines, imprisonment and enslavement.
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- Republic of Genoa
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Inquisition tribunal established in Cartagena
An Inquisition tribunal was set up in Cartagena, although little is known of what it did there.
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- Inquisition
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Captured Jews enslaved on Rhodes by the Knights
Over two decades, the Order's ships captured 2,000 to 3,000 Jews who were brought to Rhodes and held as slaves to labor on fortifications.
- By
- Knights Hospitalers of St. John
- Where
- Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
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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.
- By
- 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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Popes enforce Jew-badge and cancel debts owed to Jews
Successive popes renewed and intensified restrictions on Jews, annulled debts of ten years' standing owed to them, and forced them to wear the Jew-badge under severe penalties.
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- Popes Alexander VI, Clement VII, Paul IV and Pius V
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Venetian ban on Jewish property ownership in Dalmatia
A Venetian doge's ordinance barred Jews in Dalmatia from owning real estate, which effectively kept them from settling there.
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- Venetian doge
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Jews excluded from Moscow for religious enmity
From the early sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century Jews were barred from living in or entering Moscow because of religious hostility.
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- Russian rulers
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Ghettoization2
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Walling-in of the Rome ghetto under Paul IV
In the sixteenth century, during the reign of Paul IV, the Jews of Rome were confined in a walled ghetto, which sharply worsened the community's status. The ghetto was cramped and unhealthy, and a cross was set up facing its main gate.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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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)4
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Pfefferkorn's accusations against the Talmud
The convert Johann Pfefferkorn, acting for the Dominicans, brought charges against the Talmud, setting off a long struggle before the emperor and the pope.
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- Johann Pfefferkorn and the Dominicans
- Where
- Germany
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Ritual libel at Berlin
Ritual blood or Host libels were raised against the Jews at Berlin in 1500, bringing violence.
- By
- Unknown
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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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Destruction2
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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.
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- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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