1493 ⟶ Deportation and Death of Jewish Children to São Tomé
John II of Portugal deports several hundred Jewish children ...
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🔥 Accusation and Burning of Jews in Mecklenburg, Germany
Jews of Mecklenburg, Germany are accused of stabbing a consecrated wafer. 27 Jews are burned, including two women. The spot is still called the Judenberg. All the Jews are expelled from the Duchy.⟶
Blood LibelWitch HuntExpulsionReligious Persecution15th CenturyGermanyPersecution
Germany📜 Forced Conversion and Expulsion of Jews from Mali
Askia Mohammad I decrees that all Jews must convert to Islam, leave or be killed. Judaism becomes illegal in Mali. This was based on the advice of Muhammad al-Maghili. The region of Timbuktu had previously been tolerant of other religions before Askia got into power.⟶
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionAskia Mohammad IAl-MaghiliSub-Saharan Africa15th CenturyIslamic RuleJudaism
Mali🚢 Deportation and Death of Jewish Children to São Tomé
John II of Portugal deports several hundred Jewish children to the colony of São Tomé, where most of them die.⟶
Child DeportationPortuguese EmpireForced ConversionSão Tomé15th CenturyColonialismPersecution
Portugal🏘️ Establishment of the Jewish Ghetto in Kazimierz, Poland
After a fire destroys the Jewish quarter of Cracow, the Polish king Jan I Olbracht transfers the Jews to Kazimierz, which would become the first Polish ghetto. Jews were confined to the ghetto until 1868.⟶
GhettoKazimierzSegregationReligious Persecution15th CenturyPolandJewish Quarter
Poland📜 Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile
Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or leave Portugal without their children.⟶
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
Portugal👶 Two Roman Jewish Children Forcibly Baptized
Two Roman Jewish children are forcibly baptized by Pope Urban VIII.⟶
Forced ConversionChild AbductionReligious PersecutionPope Urban VIIIRome17th Century
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