Expulsion2
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Elizabeth's edict expelling the Jews from Little Russia
Elizabeth enforced anti-Jewish legislation harshly and issued an edict expelling the Jews from Little Russia, refusing to relax it despite pleas from the Senate.
- By
- Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
- Where
- Little Russia, Ukraine
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Jews leave St. Petersburg under Czarina Elizabeth's intolerance
Under Elizabeth's intolerant policy, the few Jews living in St. Petersburg left the city.
- By
- Czarina Elizabeth
- Where
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Massacre / pogrom4
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French soldiers commit violence against Münden's Jews
After the French took Münden during the Seven Years' war, the Jews, along with other townspeople, were subjected to violence by French soldiers.
- By
- French soldiery
- Where
- Hann. Münden, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Haidamack attacks on the Jews of Lithuania and Ukraine
During the reigns of Anna and Elizabeth the Jews of Lithuania and Ukraine suffered from the violence of the Haidamacks.
- By
- Haidamacks
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Guild attacks on Jewish moneylenders in Torun
In the latter half of the 18th century, members of the guilds attacked some Jews who lent money at interest to craftsmen together with guildmasters.
- By
- Guild members
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Haidamak massacres of Jews in Bershad
In the 18th century Haidamak gangs killed Jews of Bershad.
- By
- Haidamak gangs
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Discriminatory law12
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No new privileges for Jews unless they start factories
Frederick the Great decreed that Jews would receive no new privileges unless they promised to set up factories.
- By
- Frederick the Great
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Special annual tax on the Jews of Barbados
A special tax of £210 a year was imposed on the Jews, split between Bridgetown and Speightstown; it lasted until 1761.
- By
- Government of Barbados
- Where
- Barbados
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Decrees on beards and yellow cloth badges for Prague Jews
Decrees required Jewish men to let their beards grow and to wear yellow cloth strips on the left shoulder, and women to wear them in their hair.
- By
- Austrian authorities
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Prague Jews required to wear yellow collars under Maria Theresa
During Maria Theresa's reign the Jews of Prague still had to wear yellow collars over their coats as a distinguishing mark.
- By
- Maria Theresa's government
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Restrictive legislation of Maria Theresa
Jews in Vienna suffered under the restrictive laws enacted during Maria Theresa's reign.
- By
- Maria Theresa
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Frederick the Great limits residence rights of Jewish children
Under Frederick the Great, second and third children of Jewish families were denied residence rights in Berlin, and a cap on protected Jews was sought.
- By
- King Frederick the Great
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Hostile constitutions enforced against Jews' property rights
Victor Amadeus II enforced constitutions of 1723, 1729 and 1770 that harmed Jewish interests, including attempts to bar them from acquiring land.
- By
- Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy
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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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- Authorities of Besançon
- Where
- Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
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Ghettoization1
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Florence's Jews gain keys to their ghetto
Under the House of Lorraine, the Jews of Florence won the right to hold the ghetto keys and to take up certain trades previously banned to them, such as silverwork.
- By
- Unknown
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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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Destruction2
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Burning of Talmud books in Kamenets-Podolski
After the disputation with the Frankists, Talmud books seized from communities across Podolia were burned in Kamenets-Podolski.
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- Church authorities, following Frankist disputation
- Where
- Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolia, Ukraine
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Public burning of the Talmud in Kamenetz-Podolsk
Bishop Dembowski, siding with the Frankists, ordered the Talmud burned, and the sentence was carried out in the city's public streets.
- By
- Bishop Dembowski
- Where
- Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolia, Ukraine
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Readmission / emancipation2
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Pombal restores civil rights of New Christians
Through a series of acts, Pombal stripped the Inquisition of real power, placed it under secular control, and restored the civil rights of the New Christian class.
- By
- Marquis of Pombal (Portuguese crown)
- Where
- Portugal
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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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