617 ⟶ Persians Forbid Jewish Settlement Near Jerusalem
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🚫 Persians Forbid Jewish Settlement Near Jerusalem
After breaking their promise of Jewish autonomy in Jerusalem, the Persians forbid Jews from settling within three miles of the city.⟶
Persian EmpireJerusalemExileJewish SettlementReligious ConflictPolitical RestrictionsLand of IsraelJewish History

🔥 Massacre of Jews in Jerusalem
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius with his army marches into Jerusalem. Jewish inhabitants support him after his promise of amnesty. Upon his entry into Jerusalem the local priests convince him that killing Jews is a good deed. The only Jews that survived were the ones who fled to Egypt or the mountains.⟶

Byzantine EmpireJerusalemReligious ViolenceHeracliusPogrom600sForced ConversionJewish HistoryMartyrdomPersecution


🙌 Saladin Lifts Ban on Jews in Jerusalem
Saladin conquers the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the Crusaders and lifts the ban for Jews to live in Jerusalem.⟶

JerusalemSaladinCrusadesJewish HistoryMiddle AgesReligious ToleranceAyyubid dynasty


🔥 Ashkenazi Synagogue Burned in Jerusalem and Ban
Arab creditors set fire to an Ashkenazi synagogue, fed up with debts. Ashkenazi Jews are banned from Jerusalem along with anyone who looks like an Ashkenazi Jew. Some Ashkenazim dressed up like Sephardic Jews in order to fool the authorities.⟶
ViolenceSynagogue BurningAshkenazi JewsJerusalemReligious Conflict18th CenturyAnti-Jewish Violence

🚫 Muslims in Jerusalem seek to restrict Jewish entry
Leading Muslims in Jerusalem asked the Ottoman authorities in Constantinople to prohibit the entry of Jews arriving from Russia.⟶
Anti-ZionismJewish immigrationJerusalemOttoman EmpireReligious tensionsExclusionPolitical activism

