418 ⟶ Forced Conversions and Synagogue Burning in Menorca

The first record of Jews being forced to convert or face exp...
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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 Conversions and Synagogue Burning in Menorca (418)
Forced ConversionViolenceMenorcaChristianitySynagogue BurningReligious PersecutionBishop Severus
SpainSpain

✍️ Forced Conversions in Yemen

Forced mass conversions of Jews to Islam in Yemen.⟶
Forced Conversions in Yemen (1165)
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionYemenIslamic WorldMass Violence
YemenYemen

🔥 Forced Conversions and Death in Fez

New Almohad ruler decrees that all Jews in Fez must convert to Islam or face death. Judah ha-Kohen ibn Shushan is burnt alive for refusing and Maimonides was displaced and permanently leaves for Egypt.⟶
Almohad CaliphateFezForced ConversionMaimonidesReligious PersecutionExile
MoroccoMorocco

💀 Forced Mass Conversions and Killing in Marrakesh

Forced mass conversions in Marrakesh, over 1,000 Moroccan Jews are killed.⟶
Forced Mass Conversions and Killing in Marrakesh (1232)
Medieval PeriodForced ConversionMassacreMarrakeshReligious Persecution
MoroccoMorocco

🛐 Forced Mass Conversions in Baghdad

Forced mass conversions in Baghdad⟶
Forced Mass Conversions in Baghdad (1333)
Forced ConversionBaghdadIslamic WorldReligious PersecutionMedieval Period
IraqIraq

🚫 Forced Conversions in Iran

Jews throughout Iran (including 7,000 in Kashan alone) are forced to convert to Islam as a result of persecutions by Abbas II of Persia.⟶
Forced Conversions in Iran (1657)
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionAbbas II17th CenturyIranPersiaJewish CommunityDiscrimination
IranIran