1509 ⟶ Johannes Pfefferkorn Destroys Jewish Religious Books
A converted Jew, Johannes Pfefferkorn, receives authority of...
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🔥 Book Burning of Jewish Texts in Persia
Book burning of Jewish texts in Persia.⟶
Sasanian EmpireBook BurningJewish TextsReligious PersecutionViolenceCultural DestructionReligious Intolerance
Iran🔥 Burning of the Talmud and Jewish Books in Toledo
The Twelfth Council of Toledo enacts antisemitic laws including the burning of the Talmud and Jewish books.⟶
VisigothsToledoBurning of BooksTalmudReligious Law7th CenturySpainAntisemitismCensorshipPersecution
Spain📚 Talmud Burnings in Paris
Following a show trial, the Talmud is "convicted" of corrupting the Jews. 24 cart-loads of hand-written Talmudic manuscripts, some 10,000 volumes and comprising most of the extant volumes in France, are burned in the streets of Paris.⟶
Religious persecutionTalmudBook burningAnti-Jewish sentimentShow trialFranceMiddle AgesIdeologyReligious extremism
France🔥 Pope Orders Burning of Talmud Copies
Pope Innocent IV orders Louis IX of France to burn all Talmud copies.⟶
Religious persecutionTalmudBook burningPope Innocent IVLouis IXFranceMiddle AgesAnti-Jewish sentimentIdeologyCatholic Church
France📖 Johannes Pfefferkorn Destroys Jewish Religious Books
A converted Jew, Johannes Pfefferkorn, receives authority of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor to destroy the Talmud and other Jewish religious books, except the Hebrew Bible, in Frankfurt.⟶
Johannes PfefferkornTalmudBook BurningReligious PersecutionHoly Roman EmpireIdeology
Germany🔥 Pope Julius III Orders Talmud Burning
Pope Julius III forbids Talmud printing and orders burning of any copy found. Rome's Inquisitor-General, Cardinal Carafa (later Pope Paul IV) has Talmud publicly burnt in Rome on Rosh Hashanah, starting a wave of Talmud burning throughout Italy. About 12,000 copies were destroyed.⟶
Religious persecutionBook burningTalmudPope Julius IIIItalyCatholic Church16th Century
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