Expulsion1
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Parliament of Orange renews expulsion decree
During the first half of the 17th century the parliament of Orange repeatedly renewed the decree expelling Jews.
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- Parliament of Orange
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Massacre / pogrom1
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Jews of Stuhlweissenburg slain or enslaved by imperial troops
When imperial troops took Stuhlweissenburg, many Jews were killed or captured and sold into slavery, and were later ransomed by other Jewish communities.
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- Imperial troops
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Forced conversion1
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Persecution and forced conversion under Shah Abbas I and II
Persecution and forced conversion begun under Shah Abbas I and renewed under Abbas II struck the Jewish communities of Persia, Isfahan's included, during the 17th century.
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- Shah Abbas I and Shah Abbas II
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Discriminatory law8
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Borrowing money from Jews forbidden in Augsburg
Borrowing money from Jews was prohibited.
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- Augsburg authorities
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Jews of Grodno and other towns lose Kovno shipping privilege
Jews of Grodno and other Lithuanian towns were stripped of their old right to ship grain, salt and herring to Kovno. They kept only the right to retail trade and to keep inns.
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- Polish-Lithuanian authorities
- Where
- Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania
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Forced sale of Jewish property in Ferrara
Jews were ordered to sell all property they held within five years, and the order was carried out in 1602.
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- Papal government
- Where
- Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Ban on Jewish real estate ownership in Split
Because Jews were growing wealthy, Split prohibited them from owning real estate except with a special license, so that gentiles could not pledge houses and land to Jews.
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- Venetian authorities of Split
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Robbery and oppression of Jews by the ḳadi al-'asakir
A military judge sent from Constantinople robbed and oppressed the Jews of Egypt, bringing a severe trial upon them. It probably happened in the seventeenth century.
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- Ḳadi al-'asakir sent from Constantinople
- Where
- Egypt
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Toulouse parliament limits Jewish stays in Montpellier
The parliament of Toulouse allowed Jews from the Comtat-Venaissin to stay in Montpellier only one month in each season.
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- Parliament of Toulouse
- Where
- Montpellier, Languedoc, France
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Siegburg Jews forced to quarter troops
In the seventeenth century the Jews of Siegburg were made to host troops, in breach of the terms of their charter.
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- Unknown
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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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Jews confined to the Jewish quarter of Bukhara
Around the turn of the 17th century a Jewish quarter was set up in Bukhara and Jews were forbidden to live outside its boundaries.
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- Bukharan authorities
- Where
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Establishment of the Padua ghetto
The senate approved a ghetto for Padua's Jews in 1581, and it was finally established in 1602 after obstacles and difficulties.
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- Venetian senate
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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.
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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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Talmudic works handed to Inquisition and burned
All Talmudic books were turned over to the Inquisition in 1593 and were burned in front of St. Peter's in 1601.
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- The Inquisition
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Soldiery burn Jewish quarters of Constantinople
In the seventeenth century, with the sultans weak and Muslim fanaticism growing, soldiers repeatedly set fire to Jewish quarters in order to plunder.
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- Ottoman soldiery
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Readmission / emancipation3
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General pardon of New Christians by Philip III
Philip III granted a general pardon to New Christians, at times allowing them legal entry into Spanish America.
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- Philip III of Spain
- Where
- Spanish America (several countries)
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Jews permitted to return to Hildesheim
After winning a ruling in their favor from imperial courts, the Jews reached an agreement with the council and were allowed to return the next day.
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- Hildesheim town council
- Where
- Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Jews authorized to return to Nancy
Jews were permitted to return to Nancy at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
- By
- Unknown
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