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Ban on opening new Jewish hadarim
The opening of new Jewish religious elementary schools was forbidden in 1953.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Morocco
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Closure of Jewish scouts and Maccabi by government
The Lebanese government shut down the Jewish scouts and the Maccabi sports organization.
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- Lebanese government
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Closure of the Maccabi club
Libyan authorities shut down the Jewish Maccabi club.
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- Libyan authorities
- Where
- Libya
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Freezing of Jewish bank accounts in Syria
The Syrian government froze the bank accounts of Jews.
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- Syrian government
- Where
- Syria
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Doctors' plot
Soviet authorities accused a group of mostly Jewish doctors of plotting to murder Soviet leaders, launching an antisemitic campaign. The case was dropped after Stalin's death in March 1953.
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- Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
- Where
- Soviet Union (several countries)
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Expulsion of Jews from Budapest and cities to the provinces
The Communist regime forcibly removed an estimated 20,000 Jews, mostly from Budapest, to the provinces; in 1953 many were allowed to return.
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- Communist regime
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Discrimination against Jews in Soviet university admissions
In the last years of Stalin's rule, Jews seeking admission to Soviet universities faced discrimination amid the state's anti-Jewish policy. This was not a formally regulated percentage system.
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- Soviet government
- Where
- Soviet Union (several countries)
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Yemenite Children Affair
Yemenite Children Affair: Alleged disappearance of children in 1950s Israel.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Israel
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Antisemitic attacks on Alabama Jews in the 1950s and 1960s
A wave of antisemitic attacks struck Jewish institutions in Alabama, including the firebombing of a synagogue in Gadsden and an attempted bombing of a Birmingham temple.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Alabama, United States
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Kristallnacht
The Nazi German persecution started with the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933, reached a first climax during Kristallnacht in 1938 and culminated in the Holocaust of European Jewry. The 1938 Evian Conference, the 1943 Bermuda Conference and other attempts failed to resolve the problem of Jewish refugees, a fact widely used in Nazi propaganda.
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- Nazi Germany
- Where
- Germany
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Demolition of Jewish buildings in Mikulov under Communist rule
Apart from the Old Synagogue, the town's Jewish buildings were all demolished under the Communist regime.
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- Communist regime
- Where
- Mikulov, Moravia, Czech Republic
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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.
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- 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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