Expulsion1
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Expulsion of the Jews from Hohenems
The Jews were expelled from Hohenems in 1676 and were allowed to return in 1688, so the expulsion lasted until their readmission.
- By
- Counts of Hohenems
- Where
- Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Massacre / pogrom2
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Attack in Vilna
Mob attacks against Jews in Vilna. It was condemned by King John Sobieski, who ordered the punishment of the guilty.
- By
- Mob
- Where
- Vilnius (Vilna), Lithuania
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Yuri Chmielnicki burns Jewish merchant's house and has his wife murdered
Under Turkish rule, Yuri Chmielnicki sent servants to burn the house of the Jewish merchant Aaron after he refused a marriage tax, and had Aaron's wife abducted and murdered. Yuri was later executed by the Turkish pasha.
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- Yuri Chmielnicki
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Forced conversion2
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Compulsory baptisms under Innocent XI
Forced baptisms of Jews occurred during Innocent XI's pontificate despite his professed opposition to compulsion.
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- Pope Innocent XI
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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 law10
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Rescript repeats ban on Jews entering Denmark without Geleitsbrief
A royal rescript renewed the rule that Jews could not come into Denmark without a special safe-conduct letter.
- By
- Danish crown
- Where
- Denmark
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Strasburg maintains old statutes against Jews after capitulation
After the city's capitulation to France, Strasburg succeeded in keeping its old anti-Jewish statutes in force, though limited permits of entry continued.
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- City of Strasburg
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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King Leopold I confirms ban on Jews staying in Pösing
After townspeople petitioned him, King Leopold I upheld the town's old right to bar Jews from residing there, and the Jew Lazar Hirsch had to move to the Palffy estate.
- By
- King Leopold I
- Where
- Pezinok (Pösing), Slovakia
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Harsh anti-Jewish measures applied in Comtat Venaissin
In the second half of the seventeenth century the papal authorities fully enforced all the earlier restrictive measures against the Jews of Comtat Venaissin, making their condition unbearable.
- By
- Holy See and its councils
- Where
- Comtat Venaissin, France
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Heavy taxation of Jews under Ismail
During Ismail's reign the Jews of Fez suffered greatly from high taxes.
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- Ismail
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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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- Unknown
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Jews denied free access to Besançon
From the late 17th to the late 18th century Jews were barred from entering the city freely, with only a few temporary residence permits granted to some merchants.
- By
- Authorities of Besançon
- Where
- Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
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False accusation (libel)3
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Grand jury presentment against "vagrant and poor Jews"
The grand jury and petitioners to the Assembly made accusations against the Jews, claiming they harmed the island, a charge the article calls false.
- By
- Grand jury of Barbados
- Where
- Barbados
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Shabbtai Bass, Hebrew bibliographer, jailed over his press
Shabbtai ben Joseph Bass, biblical commentator and author of Siftei Yesharim, the earliest bibliography of Hebrew books, set up a printing house in 1689, though he was imprisoned several times on charges of printing anti-Christian material.
- By
- Unknown
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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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Destruction1
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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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