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Bishop of Palermo seizes synagogue and converts it to a church
The Bishop of Palermo forcibly took the Jewish community's synagogue and hospital and made the synagogue a church. The pope ordered reparation, but the synagogue was never returned.
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- Bishop of Palermo
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Pope Gregory I moves against Jewish slave-trading
Gregory I took firm action against Jewish slave trading, ordering that slaves be taken from Jewish owners by force, though he could not end the trade.
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- Pope Gregory I
Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Rome (opens in a new tab)About this entry
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Expulsion of Jews from Medina
Muhammad expelled two Jewish tribes: the Banu Qaynuqa and Banu Nadir from Medina. The Banu Qurayza tribe was slaughtered and the Jewish settlement of Khaybar was ransacked.
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- Muhammad
- Where
- Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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