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15th–17th centuries

Expulsion of Jews from Erfurt

1458·Erfurt

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the community is dissolved and the synagogue converted to another use

Erfurt was home, before the Black Death, to one of the great communities of Thuringia, of which the synagogue — the oldest preserved in Central Europe — and the treasure discovered in a cellar still bear witness. Reconstituted after the massacre, it was dissolved by decision of the council, which refused to renew the protection granted to the families.

The synagogue building was used as a warehouse and then as a ballroom, which saved it from destruction; it was only recognised at the end of the twentieth century and is today listed as a World Heritage Site. The treasure, hidden during the earlier violence, had never been reclaimed by its owners.

Period :
15th–17th centuries
Type :
Expulsion
Region :
Western Europe
Country :
Allemagne
Sources

*Germania Judaica*, volume III ; Maria Stürzebecher, *Der Schatzfund aus der Michaelisstraße in Erfurt*.

At the same place2

  1. 1221Riot, synagogue burned~26
  2. 21 mars 1349Massacres of the Black Deathcentaines à 3 000

In the same country303

  1. 1012Expulsion of the community by Henri II; Gershom ben Juda, "light of the exile", loses his son there, forcibly convertedtoute la communauté
  2. 1096Massacres of the First Crusade in the Rhineland~800 à Worms, ~1 000 à Mayence ; total 5 000-12 000
  3. 18 et 25 mai 1096Two massacres~800
  4. Mai-juin 1096The archbishop disperses the community in seven neighboring towns; the crusaders massacre them one by one in Juneplusieurs centaines
  5. 3 mai 1096Sabbath attack by the crusaders of Emicho of Flonheim; Bishop Jean shelters the survivors in his castles and has murderers executed11
  6. 27 mai 1096Assault on the palace of Archbishop Ruthard~1 100
  7. Juin 1096The refugees of Cologne take their own lives in the refectory hall at the moment of the Sabbath mealinconnu
  8. Juin 1096Jews driven into the Danube and forcibly baptized en masse; Henry IV would later permit them to return to Judaismtoute la communauté baptisée

And 295 more in the catalogue.

Event 616 of 2483, in chronological order · 15th–17th centuries: 278 events in the catalogue

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