1829 ⟶ Canada Amends Oath Allowing Jews
The law in Canada requiring the oath "on my faith as a Chris...
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📜 Canada Amends Oath Allowing Jews
The law in Canada requiring the oath "on my faith as a Christian" was amended in 1829 to provide for Jews to not take the oath.⟶
CanadaOathReligious FreedomJewish RightsLegal ReformDiscriminationTolerance19th Century
Canada🕍 Forced Conversion of Shiraz Jews
The Jews of Shiraz are forced to convert to Islam.⟶
PersecutionForced ConversionReligious PersecutionIranJewish Community19th Century
Iran📜 Papineau's Sponsorship of Jewish Rights in Lower Canada
The prominent French-Canadian politician Louis-Joseph Papineau sponsored a law which granted full equivalent political rights to Jews in Lower Canada, twenty-seven years before anywhere else in the British Empire.⟶
Civil RightsLegislationCanadaPolitical RightsEquality19th CenturyJewish Emancipation
Canada⚖️ Legal Guarantee of Political Rights for Jews in Canada
Partly because of the work of Ezekiel Hart, a law was passed that guaranteed Jews the same political rights and freedoms as Christians in Canada.⟶
Civil RightsLegislationCanadaPolitical RightsEquality19th CenturyJewish Emancipation
Canada📜 Oppressive Constitution for Jews in Russia
Oppressive constitution for the Jews issued by Czar Nicholas I of Russia.⟶
LegislationPersecutionDiscriminationRussia19th CenturyCzar Nicholas IJewish Community
Russia📜 Russia introduces educational quotas for Jews
Russia introduces measures to limit Jews access to education, known as the quota.⟶
Anti-Jewish lawsEducationQuotaRussian EmpireDiscriminationJewish rightsAssimilation
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