Massacre / pogrom4
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Anti-Jewish riot in Presburg (1850)
A riot broke out as the populace insisted Jews not open stores outside the ghetto; the council demanded closure of Jewish businesses opened outside it.
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- Citizens of Presburg
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Popular hostility against Jews leaving ghettos in Moravian towns
In 1850 the populations of Trebitsch, Pirnitz, Strassnitz and Olmütz rose against Jews who left the ghetto and opened shops in formerly closed parts of town.
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- Local Christian populations
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First Odessa pogroms
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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Frequent pogroms against the Jews of Meknès
After Meknès lost its status as capital in 1790, the Jewish community was repeatedly subjected to pogroms throughout the nineteenth century.
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- Unknown
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Forced conversion2
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Forced conversion of Shiraz Jews to Islam
Around the middle of the 19th century, most of the Jewish community of Shiraz (2,500 of 3,000) was compelled to convert to Islam. Most later returned to Judaism.
- By
- Unknown
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Conscription of Jewish children into cantonist units in Russia
Russia made military service compulsory for Jews and placed minors in cantonist training units, where they were pressured, starved and tortured in order to make them convert. The system ran until its abolition in 1856, with an estimated 30,000-40,000 Jewish minors taken.
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- Russian government under Nicholas I
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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Discriminatory law25
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Limited visiting rights for Jewish merchants
Jewish merchants from the Caucasus were allowed to visit Astrakhan only twice a year, for no more than six months in total.
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- Russian Empire
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Reaction of the 1850s withdraws Jewish rights
During the reactionary period beginning in the 1850s, many rights granted to Jews were taken away through official interpretation.
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- Kingdom of Prussia
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Upper House refuses to pass Jewish emancipation law
The Bavarian Upper House blocked the emancipation law adopted in 1848.
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- Bavarian Upper House
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War-taxes imposed on Hungarian Jews after the Revolution
After the surrender at Világos, Haynau imposed heavy war-taxes on Jewish communities, and the sum of 2,300,000 gulden was ultimately levied on all Hungarian Jewry for supporting the Revolution. Emperor Francis Joseph remitted the tax in Sept.
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- Haynau and the Austrian government
- Where
- Hungary
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US-Swiss treaty allowing discrimination against Jews
A US-Swiss treaty limited its guaranteed privileges to Christians. After Senate objections it was amended and ratified in 1855, but the amended text still let Swiss cantons discriminate against Jews.
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- Swiss Confederation and United States government
- Where
- Switzerland
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Judicial and economic restrictions on Jews in the 1850s
Jews faced the Jewish oath, marriage permits, a ban on acquiring real estate and other restrictions during the 1850s.
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- Austrian authorities
- Where
- Hungary
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Reaction of the 1850s curtails Jewish emancipation gains
After the revolution collapsed, the reaction of the 1850s rolled back the gains Jews had won in 1848–49.
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- German governments
- Where
- Germany
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Restrictions on Jewish settlement in Kaunas
Restrictions on Jews settling in Kaunas were introduced in 1845 and lifted in 1858.
- By
- Russian authorities
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Russian anti-Jewish legislation extended to Bessarabia
Bessarabian autonomy was dismantled from 1835 and Russia's Jewish legislation was applied there. The ban on residence in border areas was enforced from 1839 and compulsory military service from 1852.
- By
- Russian government
- Where
- Bessarabia, Moldova
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Russian monopoly restricting Hebrew printing to Zhitomir and Wilna
The Russian government limited the printing of Hebrew books to just two cities, Zhitomir and Wilna, for the duration of the monopoly.
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- Russian government
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Nicholas I's flood of anti-Jewish legislation
During the reign of Nicholas I about six hundred laws concerning Jews were enacted, half of all such Russian enactments between 1649 and 1881. They were drafted under the emperor's supervision and aimed at restricting, reeducating and converting the Jewish population.
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- Nicholas I
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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Sevastopol closed to Jewish residence
The military port of Sevastopol was excluded from the Pale of Settlement, so Jews could not live there; wealthier Jews were admitted later.
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- Russian Empire
- Where
- Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
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Rabbi Israel Salanter develops the Mussar Movement
Rabbi Israel Salanter develops the Mussar Movement. While teaching that Jewish law is binding, he dismisses current philosophical debate and advocates the ethical teachings as the essence of Judaism.
- By
- Unknown
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Russian restrictions on Jewish settlement in border towns
Russian rules limiting Jewish settlement in border towns barred further Jewish settlement in Augustow. The community only began to shrink once the regulations were strictly enforced.
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- Russian authorities
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Poll-tax on Jews entering Galicia from Poland
A special poll-tax was imposed on Jews coming from the kingdom of Poland, and it remained in force until an imperial edict abolished it in 1851.
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- Austrian government
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Jews barred from burying their dead in Wiener Neustadt
After resettling in 1848, Jews were not allowed a cemetery in the city and had to bury their dead in neighboring communities until 1889.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria
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St. Gallen "Jews' Law" imposes severe restrictions
The canton's Jews' Law of 1818 placed Jews under heavy restrictions, and such exceptional laws stayed in force until Swiss Jews were emancipated in 1863.
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- Canton of St. Gallen
- Where
- St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Religion examination required for Jewish marriage
Jews wishing to marry had to pass a religion examination based on Homberg's textbook, a rule kept until 1856.
- By
- Austrian government under Francis II
- Where
- Austria
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Boundary restricting Jewish house ownership in Szegedin
A boundary line was drawn beyond which Jews could not acquire houses; the ordinance remained in force until it was repealed in 1859.
- By
- Szegedin authorities
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Jews of Corfu lose rights under British protectorate
Under the British-protected Ionian republic the Jews were barred from practising in the courts and lost all their rights.
- By
- Ionian Islands republic under British protectorate
- Where
- Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
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English rule bars Jews from citizenship
Under English control the Jews' status improved, but they were still forbidden to become citizens.
- By
- English (British) administration
- Where
- Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece
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Restrictive laws on Jews in Tyrol remain in force
After Austria confirmed the Bavarian edict of 1813, laws forbidding new Jewish settlers, real estate purchase and public office stayed in force until the 1867 constitution.
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- Austrian government
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Finnish restrictions on Jewish residence, movement and occupations
Finnish authorities imposed restrictions on Jewish residents, limiting where they could live, their movement and their occupations. They required permits renewed every three months and allowed expulsion for any violation.
- By
- Finnish authorities
- Where
- Finland
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Ban on shehitah under the kingdom of Saxony
The Saxon kingdom prohibited Jewish ritual slaughter, affecting the Chemnitz community until the end of 1918.
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- Kingdom of Saxony
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Pale of Settlement
Catherine the Great restricted Jewish residence in the Russian Empire to its western provinces. The Pale lasted, with later additional restrictions, until the Russian Revolution.
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- Empress Catherine II (Russian Empire)
- Where
- Pale of Settlement (several countries)
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Ghettoization3
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Jews forced back to Kazimierz
After the brief emancipation of 1848, Jews were forced to return to Kazimierz, with only a few remaining in Straddom.
- By
- Austrian authorities
- Where
- Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
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Compulsory Jewish quarter in Kalisz
Under pressure from local authorities, the government ordered Jews of Kalisz to live in a separate, overcrowded quarter, which lasted until 1862.
- By
- Government of Congress Poland
- Where
- Kalisz, Greater Poland, Poland
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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)3
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Ritual murder accusation against the Jews of Kos
Greeks accused the Jews of killing an old man found dead, and with the governor's backing searched the synagogue and its garden and mistreated the Jews. The accused were sent to Rhodes and acquitted.
- By
- Greek inhabitants and Governor Amin Bey
- Where
- Kos, Dodecanese, Greece
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Ritual murder libel against the Jews of Scala Nova
Around the middle of the nineteenth century, the Jews of Scala Nova (Kuşadası) were falsely accused of ritual murder.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Kuşadası (Scala Nova), Turkey
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Three blood libels in Aleppo
Over two decades three separate ritual-murder accusations were leveled against the Jews of Aleppo.
- By
- Unknown
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Readmission / emancipation11
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Expulsion of Jews from Nuremberg lifted formally
The expulsion of Jews from Nuremberg (1499) was lifted formally.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsion of Jews from Nuremberg lifted in practice
The expulsion of Jews from Nuremberg (1499) was lifted in practice.
- By
- Nuremberg town council
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Jewish oath rescinded in Hanover
The discriminatory special oath for Jews was finally abolished.
- By
- Hanoverian government
- Where
- Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Adoption and repeal of Frankfort Grundrechte
Mecklenburg adopted the Frankfort Parliament's basic rights abolishing religious disabilities, then repealed them two years later.
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- Mecklenburg government
- Where
- Mecklenburg, Germany
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Jewish children admitted to public schools
Prince Gregory Ghika opened the public schools to Jewish children.
- By
- Prince Gregory Ghika
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End of exclusion and recognition of Brno Jewish community
After the 1848 revolution the exclusion of Jews ended, the community was organized, and it received official recognition in 1859.
- By
- Austrian authorities
- Where
- Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic
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Freedom of residence granted to Jews in Vienna
Jews were granted freedom of residence in Vienna in 1848 and 1860, reversing earlier restrictions.
- By
- Austrian government
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Tanzimat reforms assure equality before the law
Ottoman reform programs assured non-Turks, including Jews, equality before the law.
- By
- Ottoman Empire
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The development of Orthodox Judaism, a set of traditionalist movements that resisted the influences of modernization that arose in response to the European emancipation and Enlightenment movements; characterized by continued strict adherence to Halakha.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsion of Jews from Portugal lifted in practice
The expulsion of Jews from Portugal (1497) was lifted in practice.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Portugal
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Expulsion of Jews from Spain lifted in practice
The expulsion of Jews from Spain (31 March 1492) was lifted in practice.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Spain
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