1547 ⟶ Ivan the Terrible Refuses Jewish Entry into Russia
Ivan the Terrible becomes ruler of Russia and refuses to all...
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⛔ Ivan the Terrible Refuses Jewish Entry into Russia
Ivan the Terrible becomes ruler of Russia and refuses to allow Jews to live in or even enter his kingdom because they "bring about great evil" (quoting his response to request by Polish king Sigismund II).⟶
LegislationRussiaIvan the Terrible16th CenturyExclusionAnti-Jewish PoliciesReligious PersecutionAnti-Judaism
Russia📜 Edict of Catherine I Ordering Expulsion from Russia
Edict of Catherine I of Russia: "The Jews... who are found in Ukraine and in other Russian provinces are to be expelled at once beyond the frontiers of Russia."⟶
ExpulsionRussiaUkraineCatherine IReligious Persecution18th CenturyForced Migration
Russia
Ukraine🚪 Expulsion of Jews from Ukraine by Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth of Russia issues a decree of expulsion of all the Jews out of Ukraine. Her resolution to the Senate's appeal regarding harm to the trade: "I don't desire any profits from the enemies of Christ". One of the deportees is Antonio Ribera Sanchez, her own personal physician and the head of army's medical dept.⟶
ExpulsionRussiaUkraineElizabeth of RussiaReligious Persecution18th CenturyForced Migration
RussiaUkraine📜 Frederick II Limits Jewish Families in Breslau
Frederick II The Great (a "heroic genius", according to Hitler) limits Breslau to ten "protected" Jewish families, on the grounds that otherwise they will "transform it into complete Jerusalem". He encourages this practice in other Prussian cities. In 1750 he issues Revidiertes General Privilegium und Reglement vor die Judenschaft: "protected" Jews had an alternative to "either abstain from marriage or leave Berlin" (Simon Dubnow).⟶
LegislationFrederick IIBreslauGermanyReligious Persecution18th CenturySocial Exclusion
Germany📜 Oppressive Constitution for Jews in Russia
Oppressive constitution for the Jews issued by Czar Nicholas I of Russia.⟶
LegislationPersecutionDiscriminationRussia19th CenturyCzar Nicholas IJewish Community
Russia