Expulsion1
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Partial expulsions and street attacks on Warsaw Jews
Townspeople enforced partial expulsion of Jewish residents together with organized street attacks in 1775 and 1790.
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- Townspeople of Warsaw
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Massacre / pogrom3
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Janizaries and Russians butcher Jews
Invading Janizaries and Russian troops competed with one another in slaughtering Jews in Rumania.
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- Janizaries and Russian troops
- Where
- Romania
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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.
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- Guild members
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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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Discriminatory law14
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Ban on Jews entering the country and peddling (1787)
A further circular reiterated the prohibition on Jews entering the country and trading from house to house.
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- Austrian imperial government
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Ban on early burial of Jewish dead
Joseph II prohibited the traditional early burial practiced by Jews.
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- Joseph II
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Compulsory family names and army service for Jews
Joseph II compelled Jews to adopt fixed family names and to serve in the army.
- By
- Joseph II
- Where
- Austria
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Extra annual payment imposed on Jewish families in Harburg
Jewish families holding citizenship privileges for a tax were required to pay an additional yearly sum to the city treasury, varying by whether they had a whole house or an apartment.
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- Harburg authorities
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Jews required to adopt German surnames
Joseph II ordered every Jew to take a German family name.
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- Emperor Joseph II
- Where
- Hungary
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Joseph II orders closure of the Prague Jewish cemetery
Emperor Joseph II ordered the old Jewish cemetery in Prague closed in 1787.
- By
- Joseph II
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Compulsory military service and family names for Galician Jews
Jews were ordered to serve in the army and to adopt fixed hereditary family names by the start of 1788.
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- Joseph II
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Jewish artisans forced to work for the Turks
Under the pretext of taxation, Prince Mavroyeni compelled Jewish tailors, furriers and jewelers to work for the Turkish war effort.
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- Prince Peter Mavroyeni
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Joseph II abolishes Jewish autonomy and restricts livelihoods in Galicia
Joseph II's statutes and Toleranzpatent abolished communal autonomy, rabbinical courts and guilds, expelled Jews from villages and banned various trades, depriving about a third of Jews of their livelihood.
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- Emperor Joseph II
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Parliament of Provence bans Jewish settlement in Aix
The Parliament of Provence reissued the prohibition on Jews settling in Aix in 1760, 1768, and 1787.
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- Parliament of Provence
- Where
- Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France
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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.
- By
- Authorities of Besançon
- Where
- Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
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Ghettoization1
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Confinement of Jewish visitors to the "Jewish Inn" ghetto
Temporary Jewish visitors to Moscow were allowed to stay only in a designated house, which was locked at night and functioned as a ghetto.
- By
- Russian authorities
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False accusation (libel)2
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Ritual murder accusation against Jews of Smyrna (late 18th century)
Jews of Smyrna were accused of ritual murder in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The accusation was refuted.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- İzmir (Smyrna), Turkey
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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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Readmission / emancipation4
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Leibzoll poll-tax repealed
The poll-tax on Jews in Frankfurt (Oder) was abolished, and visiting strangers were also exempted.
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- Prussian government
- Where
- Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
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Joseph II's Patent and Judenordnung grant equal rights
Joseph II's Patent of 1785 and Judenordnung of 1789 aimed to abolish legal discrimination between Jews and Christians in Galicia and give Jews the rights of Christian subjects.
- By
- Joseph II
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Easing of restrictions on Bavarian Jews
Financial pressures led the government to improve Jewish status: propertied Jews could settle, the Leibzoll was repealed, and only a commerce patent tax remained.
- By
- Bavarian government
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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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