Expulsion6
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Expulsion of the Jews from Bregenz
An edict of 1559 expelled all the Jews from the city and territory of Bregenz, where they had lived since the Middle Ages.
- By
- Austrian authorities
- Where
- Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
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Second expulsion of Jews from Prague
Jews were expelled from Prague again in 1559 and readmitted two years later.
- By
- Imperial authorities
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Kolin Jews allowed only one more year, then made to leave
Ferdinand granted the Jews safe-conduct for one year to collect debts, after which they had to leave; they departed the city in 1561.
- By
- King Ferdinand I
- Where
- Kolín, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Expulsion of the Jews from Oppeln
Ferdinand I, as Duke of Oppeln, proposed expelling the Jews in 1557 and the estates agreed; by 1565 all Jews were forced to leave the city and territory.
- By
- Ferdinand I and the Silesian estates
- Where
- Opole (Oppeln), Silesia, Poland
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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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Anti-Jewish abuse in Pavia after monks' preaching
Sermons by two monks revived popular hatred, and many Jews in Pavia were abused and maltreated until the Milan senate intervened.
- By
- Populace of Pavia
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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 law10
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Borromeo bans Jewish moneylending and imposes the badge
The archbishop of Milan enforced anti-Jewish restrictions, forbidding Jews to lend money and requiring them to wear the Jewish badge.
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- Carlo Borromeo, archbishop of Milan
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Bregenz granted privilege to exclude Jews
The city of Bregenz obtained the privilege of not tolerating Jews within its walls.
- By
- Imperial authorities (privilege granted to city of Bregenz)
- Where
- Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
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Paul IV places the Talmud on the Index
Pope Paul IV added the Talmud to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Later, Pius IV and Gregory XIII allowed it to be printed with passages judged offensive to Christianity censored, so the Talmud was not printed in Italy.
- By
- Pope Paul IV
- Where
- Italy
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Talmud placed on the Index Expurgatorius
The Talmud was listed in the first Index Expurgatorius of banned books.
- By
- Papacy
- Where
- Papal States, Italy
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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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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.
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- Popes Paul IV, Pius V and Clement VIII
- Where
- Carpentras, Provence, France
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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.
- 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.
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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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Destruction4
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Burning of the Talmud at Cremona
Confiscated copies of the Talmud were burned at Cremona, as part of similar burnings in Italian cities.
- By
- Church authorities
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David d'Ascoli punished and his protest destroyed
David d'Ascoli was severely punished and his Latin protest against the badge regulation was destroyed.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Italy
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Seizure of Hebrew books in Prague for examination
Suspicion about the Jewish prayer-book led to the seizure of all obtainable Hebrew books in Prague for examination in Vienna.
- By
- Imperial authorities
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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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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Readmission / emancipation2
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Jews permitted to return to Bergamo
When the city reverted to Venetian rule, the expelled Jews were allowed to return.
- By
- Venice
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Pius IV abolishes Paul IV's anti-Jewish measures
On succeeding Paul IV, Pius IV punished those responsible for the persecution and repealed his predecessor's provisions. He also improved the Jews' condition.
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- Pope Pius IV
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