Expulsion5
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Duke Ferdinand orders Jews out of Courland
Duke Ferdinand issued an edict ordering the Jews to leave the country within six weeks under threat of severe penalties, though it apparently was not enforced.
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- Duke Ferdinand of Courland
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Expulsion of three Jews from Szegedin
Three Jews who had settled in the town without the magistrate's permission were expelled.
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- Szegedin magistrate
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Expulsion order against court-protected Jews in Innsbruck
The city council sought permission to expel Jews protected by the court, claiming they endangered the city's Christian character; the order exempted two brothers who had donated to the hospital.
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- Innsbruck city council
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Expulsion of Jews from Austrian
War of the Spanish Succession. After the war, Jews of Austrian origin were expelled from Bavaria, but some were able to acquire the right to reside in Munich.
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- Unknown
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Expulsion of Sephardic Jews from Maarsen
The Sephardic congregation at Maarsen was expelled on account of an epidemic; they were able to return in 1736.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Massacre / pogrom2
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Jewish deaths in the Northern War
A smaller number of Jews in Great Poland died during the Northern War in 1707 and 1716.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Greater Poland, Poland
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Haidamak massacres of Jews in Bershad
In the 18th century Haidamak gangs killed Jews of Bershad.
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- Haidamak gangs
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Forced conversion1
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Compulsory baptisms under Clement XI
Many Jews were forcibly baptized during Clement XI's pontificate.
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- Pope Clement XI
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Discriminatory law14
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Arrest of Jewish printers and ban on printing in Halle
After the university complained about a prayer-book containing the'Alenu, Moses ben Abraham and Berechiah Berak were arrested and the Jewish press was prohibited from printing.
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- Prussian king and Halle university
- Where
- Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Charter limiting tolerated Jews to 120 householders
Frederick William I's charter capped the number of tolerated Jewish householders in Berlin at 120.
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- King Frederick William I
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Frederick William I's restrictive law for Brandenburg Jews
A law limited the number of Jews and the transfer of privileges, with high sums required for sons.
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- King Frederick William I
- Where
- Brandenburg, Germany
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Hagenau edict against sheltering foreign Jews and Sunday trading
The municipality forbade citizens to shelter foreign Jews and barred resident Jews from doing business on Sundays and Christian holy days.
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- Hagenau municipality
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Suppression of the Jewish bank in San Daniele
The Luzzatto family's loan bank was shut down after a Monte di Pieta was opened in the town.
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- Venetian government
- Where
- San Daniele del Friuli, Friuli, Italy
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Extortion and ill-treatment of Jews under Stephen Cantacuzene
The Wallachian prince repeatedly extorted money from the Jews and mistreated them badly.
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- Stephen Cantacuzene, prince of Wallachia
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Frankfurt magistrate restricts the rebuilt ghetto
After the fire, Frankfurt's magistrate tried to confine the Jews more tightly, regulated the height of new houses and barred building outside the ghetto despite imperial permission, yielding only in 1717.
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- Frankfurt magistrate
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Ernst Ludwig restricts Jewish worship and raises taxes
Ernst Ludwig restricted Jewish worship, enforced body-tax and protection-money, raised the admission tax and imposed a surplice-fee tax for the Protestant clergy.
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- Ernst Ludwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
- Where
- Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
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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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Jews barred from residing in Pesth and taxed after Turkish defeat
After the Turks were expelled, Jews were not permitted to live in Pesth for almost a century. The magistrate taxed Jews passing through the city or staying overnight.
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- Magistrate of Pesth
- Where
- Budapest (Pest), Hungary
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"Lebendiges Geleite" escort and toll system for Jewish visitors
Jews allowed into Nuremberg had to report to the guard, were accompanied by an escort, were taxed on their purchases, and were barred from the market at midday.
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- Nuremberg authorities
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Strict regulations and residence limits on Dresden Jews
In the 18th century Jews in Dresden lived under strict regulations and had limited residence rights.
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- Saxon authorities
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Two-family limit on Jews in Soest continues in the 18th century
Throughout the 18th century the number of Jewish families permitted in Soest stayed restricted to two.
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- Authorities of Soest
- Where
- Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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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.
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- Authorities of Besançon
- Where
- Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
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Ghettoization1
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Jews restricted to one suburb of Bucharest
Under Constantin Brancovan the Jews were confined to a single suburb, and they were subject to special corporate assessments.
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- Constantin Brancovan
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False accusation (libel)5
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Blood libel at Roman
Jews of Roman were falsely blamed for the murder of a Christian girl; Jewish houses were plundered and two prominent Jews were hanged.
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- Christian mob, incited by clergy
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Jesuits accuse the Bass printers of blasphemy
The Jesuits accused Joseph Bass and his father Shabbethai of circulating a book blasphemous to Christianity. The two were imprisoned and the printing business was practically suspended.
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- Jesuits
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Blood libel in Rome under Clement XI
A ritual blood accusation was brought against the Jews of Rome, later refuted in a book by R. Tranquillo Vita Corcos.
- By
- Unknown
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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.
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- 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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Destruction of the Grätz Jewish community in the Northern War
During the Northern War the Jewish community of Grätz was almost wiped out. Its rabbi, Judah Löb, had to flee to Frankfort-on-the-Oder.
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- Unknown
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Readmission / emancipation6
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Expulsion of Jews from Milan lifted formally
The expulsion of Jews from Milan (1597) was lifted formally.
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- Unknown
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Expulsion of Jews from Milan lifted in practice
The expulsion of Jews from Milan (1597) was lifted in practice.
- By
- Unknown
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Frederick William I revokes the 1700 restrictions on Berlin Jews
For a payment of 8,000 thalers, the king revoked the earlier decree of 1700. Jews could again keep public shops, charge higher interest and trade more easily.
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- Frederick William I
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Residence restriction to Spielberg and Wallerstein abolished
Rules confining the Jews of Öttingen to the towns of Spielberg and Wallerstein were repealed.
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- Counts of Öttingen
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Clement XI ends humiliating carnival processions
Clement XI stopped the carnival processions in which 100 Jews were made to ride donkeys with the rabbi leading, seated backward.
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- Pope Clement XI
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Expulsion of Jews from France lifted in practice
The expulsion of Jews from France (1394) was lifted in practice.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- France
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