Expulsion1
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Deportation of 168 Jews to Curaçao
Deportation of 168 Jews to Curaçao: deportation of 168 Jews to Curaçao.
- By
- Unknown
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Massacre / pogrom3
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Plunder and killing of Jews of Tetuan during Spanish war
When war with Spain broke out, Moors plundered Jewish homes in Tetuan, and about 400 Jews were killed while most others fled.
- By
- Moorish population
2 sources
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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.
- By
- Unknown
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Forced conversion1
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Mortara case: Jewish boy converted in Italy
A Jewish boy in Italy was converted to Christianity over the objections of his family. The case prompted American Jews to form the Board of Delegates of the American Israelites.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Italy
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Discriminatory law19
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Ban on Christian domestics reinforced; unlicensed marriages voided
In June 1859 the ban on Jews employing Christian servants was reaffirmed and Jewish marriages made without special license were declared invalid.
- By
- Austrian government
- Where
- Austria
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Wadowice Jew fined for employing Christian domestics
A Jew in Wadowice was fined under the law banning Jews from employing Christian domestic servants.
- By
- Austrian authorities
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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.
- By
- 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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Jews barred from acquiring land in Galicia
A law deprived Austrian Jews of the right to acquire land. It was restored elsewhere in 1860 but kept in force in Galicia until the 1867 constitution.
- By
- Austrian government
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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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.
- By
- Russian government
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Jews' right to register in Siberian communities revoked
Under Alexander II the right of Jews to register in Siberian communities was withdrawn, with exceptions only for exiled criminals and their children.
- By
- Russian government under Alexander II
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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.
- By
- 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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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.
- By
- Canton of St. Gallen
- Where
- St. Gallen, Switzerland
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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
2 sources
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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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- 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.
- By
- Empress Catherine II (Russian Empire)
- Where
- Pale of Settlement (several countries)
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Ghettoization2
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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)2
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Accusations of kidnapping against Jews in Russia
While the Saratov case was pending, Jews were repeatedly accused of kidnapping.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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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 / emancipation20
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Civil and political equality proclaimed in Romagna
The governor of the Romagna decreed civil and political equality for all citizens, including Jews.
- By
- Governor of the Romagna
- Where
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
2 sources
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Czar permits Jews to buy land in Bessarabia
The czar ruled in favor of Jewish landowners, overriding the Bessarabian nobles' petition to enforce the old bans on Jewish land ownership.
- By
- Czar of Russia
- Where
- Bessarabia, Moldova
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Emancipation of the Jews of Tuscany
Jews of Tuscany received emancipation when the grand duke was expelled and a provisional government was instituted.
- By
- Provisional government of Tuscany
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Final emancipation of Jews of Parma
The Jews of Parma were finally emancipated and made citizens of the kingdom of Italy.
- By
- Kingdom of Italy
- Where
- Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Full equality granted to the Jews of Modena
When Piedmontese troops arrived, the Jews of Modena were given full equality with other citizens.
- By
- Savoy/Piedmontese authorities
- Where
- Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Jewish merchants permitted to resettle in Nikolaief
The law once more allowed Jewish merchants to settle in Nikolaief and buy real property, while other Jews were admitted only temporarily.
- By
- Russian government
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Jews of Cento receive full citizenship rights
After papal rule was overthrown and Romagna joined the new kingdom of Italy, the Jews gained full citizenship rights.
- By
- Kingdom of Italy
- Where
- Cento, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Jews of Livorno receive full citizenship
The special naturalization arrangement ended when Livorno's Jews were granted full citizenship.
- By
- Tuscan government
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Jews permitted to keep Christian servants
Jews gained the right to employ Christian servants, a restriction lifted.
- By
- Croatian authorities
- Where
- Croatia
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Restrictions on domestics and marriages removed
After the defeat in the Italian war, the government lifted the restrictions on Christian domestics and unlicensed marriages in November 1859 and promised liberal legislation.
- By
- Austrian government
- Where
- Austria
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Jews of Ferrara freed with Italian unification
When Ferrara joined the Kingdom of Italy, the Jews obtained their freedom.
- By
- Kingdom of Italy
- Where
- Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Most restrictions on Jews lifted
Most restrictions on Jews were lifted and they gained the right to be elected to the Galician Sejm.
- By
- Austrian government
- Where
- Galicia (several countries)
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Residence rights beyond the Pale granted to some Jews
Under Alexander II, Jewish merchants of the First Guild, university graduates, medical personnel and craftsmen were allowed to live outside the Pale.
- By
- Czar Alexander II
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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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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Full emancipation in the kingdom of Italy
With the papal states joining the united kingdom of Italy under Victor Emanuel II, the Jews obtained full emancipation, except in Rome, where oppression lasted until 20 September 1870.
- By
- Kingdom of Italy
- Where
- Italy
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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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Abolition of the Moscow ghetto and residence privileges
Under Alexander II the Jewish inn ghetto was abolished and artisans, merchants and educated Jews gained the right of unrestricted residence.
- By
- Alexander II
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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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