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Banishment of the Jews of Kos by the Knights of Rhodes
The Knights Hospitalers, following a decree of Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, banished the Jews from Kos and transported them to Nice.
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- Knights of Rhodes (Hospitalers of St. John)
- Where
- Kos, Dodecanese, Greece
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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D'Aubusson decrees expulsion of the Jews from Rhodes
Grand master D'Aubusson ordered the Jews expelled from Rhodes, claiming they corrupted the young. His death kept the decree from being fully enforced, but the Jews of Cos were exiled to Nice.
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- Grand Master D'Aubusson of the Knights of St. John
- Where
- Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
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Second expulsion of the Jews from Cheb
The Jews were expelled from Cheb again in 1502.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Cheb, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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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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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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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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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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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 law8
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Ferdinand bans further Jewish settlement in the West Indies
King Ferdinand forbade any more Jews from settling in the West Indies.
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- King Ferdinand
- Where
- West Indies (several countries)
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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.
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- 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.
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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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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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False accusation (libel)1
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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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Destruction1
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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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