1721 ⟶ Ashkenazi Synagogue Burned in Jerusalem and Ban
Arab creditors set fire to an Ashkenazi synagogue, fed up wi...
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🔥 Forced Conversions and Synagogue Burning in Menorca
The first record of Jews being Forced to convert or face expulsion. Bishop Severus of Menorca, claimed to have forced 540 Jews to accept Christianity upon conquering the island. The synagogue in Magona, now Port Mahon the capital of Menorca, is burned.⟶
Forced ConversionViolenceMenorcaChristianitySynagogue BurningReligious PersecutionBishop Severus
Spain🔥 Massacres of Jews in the Byzantine Empire
Massacres of Jews all across the Byzantine Empire.⟶
Byzantine EmpirePogromsMassacresViolenceReligious ConflictPersecutionAnti-Jewish ViolenceEarly Middle Ages
Greece
Turkey
Israel
Egypt🚫 Persians Forbid Jewish Settlement Near Jerusalem
After breaking their promise of Jewish autonomy in Jerusalem, the Persians forbid Jews from settling within three miles of the city.⟶
Persian EmpireJerusalemExileJewish SettlementReligious ConflictPolitical RestrictionsLand of IsraelJewish History
Israel🔥 Ashkenazi Synagogue Burned in Jerusalem and Ban
Arab creditors set fire to an Ashkenazi synagogue, fed up with debts. Ashkenazi Jews are banned from Jerusalem along with anyone who looks like an Ashkenazi Jew. Some Ashkenazim dressed up like Sephardic Jews in order to fool the authorities.⟶
ViolenceSynagogue BurningAshkenazi JewsJerusalemReligious Conflict18th CenturyAnti-Jewish Violence
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