1892 ⟶ Mulla Abdullah issues fatwa to kill Jews in Hamadan

Mulla Abdullah issues a fatwa to kill all the Jews of Hamada...

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1892

🔥 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 ConversionViolenceMenorcaChristianitySynagogue BurningReligious PersecutionBishop Severus

Spain

⚰️ Massacre of Jews in Sijilmasa After Refusing Conversion

Abd al-Mu'min gives the Jewish population of Sijilmasa the choice of converting to Islam or death. At least 150 Jews who refuse to convert are massacred.⟶

Forced ConversionMassacreAlmoravid DynastyReligious PersecutionNorth AfricaIslamic World

Morocco

⚔️ Forced Conversions and Killings of Jews in Palma, Majorca

All Jewish inhabitants of Palma, Majorca are either converted or killed.⟶

Forced ConversionMassacrePalma de MallorcaSpanish InquisitionReligious PersecutionLate Middle AgesJewish CommunityViolence

Spain

🌊 Jews Drowned in Dvina River after Polotsk's Capture

Russian troops take Polotsk from Lithuania, Jews are given ultimatum: embrace Russian Orthodox Church or die. Around 300 Jewish men, women and children were thrown into ice holes of Dvina river.⟶

MassacrePolotskReligious persecutionForced conversionRussian Empire16th CenturyViolence

Belarus

⚔️ Mulla Abdullah issues fatwa to kill Jews in Hamadan

Mulla Abdullah issues a Fatwa to kill all the Jews of Hamadan if they refuse to abide by Jewish restrictions. The local Persian Jews were later ordered to become Muslims or face death.⟶

FatwaHamadanReligious persecutionForced conversionViolenceIslamic antisemitismQajar Dynasty

Iran

💀 Murder of Persian Jews in Savojbolagh County

Two Persian Jews go out to sell merchandise and end up killed with all of their property stolen. Their relatives went out to search for the bodies and when they found them, they were killed by the same villagers. Even after many attempts to plea for their lives, the governor of Savojbolagh County paid them no mind.⟶

MurderViolenceSavojbolagh CountyQajar DynastyPersecutionAnti-Jewish violenceProperty seizure

Iran