Expulsion2
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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.
- By
- 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 / pogrom1
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Violence against Jews in Ancona
The Martyrs of 1555. 25 Jews in Ancona are hanged or burned at the stake for refusing to convert to Christianity as a result of Pope Paul IV's Bull of 1555.
- By
- Pope Paul IV's Bull
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- Wikipedia: Timeline of antisemitism (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Marrano (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Inquisition (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Edirne (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Province of Ancona (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Rome (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Pesaro (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Italy (opens in a new tab)
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Forced conversion1
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Paul IV's commissioner forces Portuguese Jews to convert
Paul IV sent a commissioner to Ancona to imprison Portuguese Jews who refused baptism and condemn them to the stake. Sixty-three, terrorized, renounced their faith.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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Discriminatory law11
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Deterioration of Jewish position under Paul IV in Benevento
After Paul IV became pope, the situation of Benevento's Jews worsened sharply and several, including a wealthy banker, converted.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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Illegal treatment of Jews by Wilna magistrate
The Wilna magistrate Zhoslenski mistreated Jews unlawfully, prompting the king to threaten a fine for any repetition.
- By
- Zhoslenski, magistrate of Wilna
- Where
- Vilnius (Wilna), Lithuania
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Trier bishopric Jewry regulations restrict Koblenz Jews
Successive regulations issued by the Trier bishopric confined the Jews to pawnbroking and certain kinds of trade.
- By
- Trier bishopric
- Where
- Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Paul IV's restrictions on Roman Jews
Paul IV ordered the Jews to wear the yellow cap and hood, banned rag trading and forbade Christians to employ Jewish physicians.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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Tax on synagogues of the Papal States
Julius III imposed a tax of ten gold ducats on each of 115 synagogues in the Papal States to support the Casa dei Neofiti.
- By
- Pope Julius III
- Where
- Papal States, Italy
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Renewed enforcement of distinctive Jewish garb
Ferdinand zealously revived the almost forgotten rules requiring Jews to wear distinctive dress, with decrees in 1541, 1544, 1551 and 1571.
- By
- Ferdinand I
- Where
- Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Popes renew anti-Jewish decrees
Successive popes renewed the earlier decrees restricting the Jews, including the badge requirement.
- By
- Popes Paul IV, Pius V and Clement VIII
- Where
- Carpentras, Provence, France
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Jewish community suffers under Spanish rule in Constantine
While Spaniards controlled Constantine, the Jewish community suffered severely.
- By
- Spaniards
- Where
- Constantine, Algeria
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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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- Russian rulers
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Ghettoization3
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Anti-Jewish code and ghettos enforced in northern Italy
From 1555 the old anti-Jewish laws, with new additions, were rigidly enforced in northern Italy, especially the papal states, along with the institution of ghettos.
- By
- Papal authorities and northern Italian states
- Where
- Northern Italy, Italy
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Papal bull
In papal bull Cum nimis absurdum, Pope Paul IV writes: "It appears utterly absurd and impermissible that the Jews, whom God has condemned to eternal slavery for their guilt, should enjoy our Christian love." He renews anti-Jewish legislation and installs a locked nightly ghetto in Rome. The Bull also forces Jewish males to wear a yellow hat, females – yellow kerchief.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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Papal bull Cum nimis absurdum
Pope Paul IV confined the Jews of the Papal States to ghettos, including the Roman Ghetto, and imposed restrictions on property, trade and dress.
- By
- Pope Paul IV (Papal States)
- Where
- Rome, Papal States, Italy
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- Wikipedia: Cum nimis absurdum (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Virtual Library: Timeline for the History of Judaism (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Virtual Library: Timeline of Jewish History in Italy (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): ghetto (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Rome (opens in a new tab)
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- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Rome (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Badge Jewish (opens in a new tab)
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False accusation (libel)3
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Blood libel suspicion after murder of a child and incitement by convert
After a murdered child was found nailed to a cross, suspicion fell on the Jews and the convert Hananeel di Foligno incited the mob against them, though the real murderer was convicted.
- By
- Roman populace and Hananeel di Foligno
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Ritual murder accusation against Hirsch Rubin and Schmerein
Two Jews were accused of killing a Christian child for ritual purposes; the accuser was found guilty of slander and the Jews were released in 1556.
- By
- Anna Grävin
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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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Destruction2
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Closure of synagogues and forced sale of property in Rome
All but two synagogues were condemned and Jews had to sell their property outside the ghetto walls at low prices.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
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Inquisition searches for forbidden Hebrew books
The Inquisition searched the dukedom's Jewish communities for banned Hebrew books in 1554 and again in 1566.
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- Inquisition
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