1520 ⟶ Pope Leo X Allows the Printing of the Talmud in Venice

Pope Leo X allows the Jews to print the Talmud in Venice.
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📚 Pope Clement IV Assigns Talmud Censorship Committee

Pope Clement IV assigns Talmud censorship committee.⟶
Pope Clement IV Assigns Talmud Censorship Committee (1264)
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🏘️ Establishment of the First Ghetto in Venice

The first Ghetto is established, on one of the islands in Venice.⟶
Establishment of the First Ghetto in Venice (1516)
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📖 Pope Leo X Allows the Printing of the Talmud in Venice

Pope Leo X allows the Jews to print the Talmud in Venice.⟶
Pope Leo X Allows the Printing of the Talmud in Venice (1520)
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🔥 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.⟶
Pope Julius III Orders Talmud Burning (1553)
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📖 Pope Pius IV Allows Censored Talmud

Pope Pius IV allows Talmud on conditions that it is printed by a Christian and the text is censored.⟶
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📚 Pope Sixtus V Forbids Printing of the Talmud

Pope Sixtus V forbids printing of the Talmud.⟶
Pope Sixtus V Forbids Printing of the Talmud (1586)
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