1791 ⟶ Catherine II Confines Jews to the Pale of Settlement
Catherine II of Russia confines Jews to the Pale of Settleme...
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🏷️ Badge of Shame Imposed in Italy
The Badge of shame is imposed locally on the Italian Jews.⟶
Badge of shameDiscriminationSegregationItalyMiddle AgesPersecutionForced identification
Italy🎗️ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Badge in Castile
King Henry II of Castile forces Jews to wear Yellow badge.⟶
Badge of ShameLegislationMedieval PeriodSpainDiscriminationSegregation
Spain📜 Catherine II Confines Jews to the Pale of Settlement
Catherine II of Russia confines Jews to the Pale of Settlement and imposes them with double taxes.⟶
Pale of SettlementCatherine IIRussian EmpireSegregationDiscriminationPersecutionEastern EuropeTaxation
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Belarus
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Moldova
Poland👮 Compulsory Military Service for Jews in Russia (Cantonists)
Compulsory military service for the Jews of Russia: Jewish boys under 18 years of age, known as the Cantonists, were placed in preparatory military training establishments for 25 years. In practice, Jewish children were often forcibly conscripted as young as eight or nine years old. Cantonists were encouraged and sometimes forced to baptize.⟶
CantonistsRussian EmpireMilitary ServiceForced ConversionPersecutionDiscriminationEastern EuropeChildrenNicholas I
RussiaUkraineBelarusLithuaniaLatviaMoldovaPoland📜 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
Russia