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Anti-Jewish riots in Kyustendil
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the town, again triggered by a missing Christian child and blood libel accusations.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Kyustendil, Bulgaria
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Ritual murder accusation against Jews of Smyrna (1901)
After a young Greek disappeared, the Jews were blamed and Greeks prepared to attack them. The governor called out troops and police, and the missing youth was later found.
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- Greek community of Smyrna
- Where
- İzmir (Smyrna), Turkey
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Jacob Jacoby of Tuchel sentenced for perjury
A respected Jewish citizen was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for perjury over a dispute with boys who had shouted Hep-Hep at him. The emperor later reduced the sentence to six months and restored his civil rights.
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- Prussian court
- Where
- Tuchola (Tuchel), West Prussia, Poland
Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Konitz affair (opens in a new tab)About this entry
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Hilsner trial (Polna Affair)
Leopold Hilsner was accused of the murder of Agnes Hruza amid ritual murder claims, and was twice sentenced to death in 1899 and 1900, with the verdict upheld in 1901.
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- Austrian courts and prosecutors
- Where
- Polná, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Freedom of religion granted under U.S. Military Occupation
The U.S. military government granted freedom of religion in Cuba, creating the legal basis for open Jewish life after centuries of prohibition.
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- U.S. Military Occupation government
- Where
- Cuba
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Odessa pogroms
Anti-Jewish Odessa pogroms: series of anti-Jewish pogroms in Odesa, Ukraine (1821–1905).
- By
- Unknown
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Dreyfus affair
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army officer, was falsely convicted of treason and imprisoned on Devil's Island. He was fully exonerated in 1906.
- By
- French Army and government
- Where
- France
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May Laws
Tsar Alexander III's "temporary regulations" barred Jews from settling in rural areas and from owning land, part of a wave of restrictions following the pogroms of 1881.
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- Tsar Alexander III (Russian Empire)
- Where
- Russian Empire (several countries)
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- Wikipedia: May Laws (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: Timeline of antisemitism in the 19th century (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Bessarabia (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Russian Empire (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Pale of Settlement (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Kyiv (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Vilnius (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Bessarabia (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Podolia (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Pogroms (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: May Laws (opens in a new tab)
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Pogroms
Pogroms in the Russian Empire: around 2.5 million Jews emigrated from eastern Europe, mostly to the United States.
- By
- Unknown
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Jews excluded from official posts, army officer ranks and professorships
Despite legal equality, Jews were in practice kept out of government appointments, the army officer corps and most full university professorships.
- By
- German state authorities and institutions
- Where
- Germany
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Hayim Nahman Bialik, poet of the national movement
Hayim Nahman Bialik, poet laureate of the Jewish national movement, wrote "In the City of Slaughter," "El Ha-Tsippor" (To the Bird) and "Metei Midbar" (Dead of the Desert).
- By
- Unknown
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20th century departures of foreign nationals from Egypt
20th century departures of foreign nationals from Egypt: exodus of Europeans from Egypt.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Egypt
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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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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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