1789French Revolution Grants Rights to Jews

The French Revolution. In 1791 France grants full right to J...
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🚪 French Jews Expelled and Readmitted

Jews are repeatedly expelled from France and readmitted, for a price.
French Jews Expelled and Readmitted (1304)
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🗽 American Revolution Grants Religious Freedom

American Revolution Grants Religious Freedom (1775)
American RevolutionReligious freedomDeclaration of IndependenceCivil Rights18th centuryPolitical RightsJewish emancipation
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🇫🇷 French Revolution Grants Rights to Jews

The French Revolution. In 1791 France grants full right to Jews and allows them to become citizens, under certain conditions.
French Revolution Grants Rights to Jews (1789)
French RevolutionJewish emancipationCitizenshipPolitical rightsEnlightenment18th centuryEquality
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✍️ George Washington's Letter to Rhode Island Jews

In the US, President George Washington sends a letter to the Jewish community in Rhode Island. He writes that he envisions a country "which gives bigotry no sanction...persecution no assistance". Despite the fact that the US was a predominantly Protestant country, theoretically Jews are given full rights. In addition, the mentality of Jewish immigrants shaped by their role as merchants in Eastern Europe meant they were well-prepared to compete in American society.
George Washington's Letter to Rhode Island Jews (1790)
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🛂 Greece Grants Citizenship to Jews

Greece grants citizenship to Jews.
Greece Grants Citizenship to Jews (1830)
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🗽 New Hampshire Grants Jews Equal Political Rights

New Hampshire becomes the last state to give Jews equal political rights.
New Hampshire Grants Jews Equal Political Rights (1877)
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