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15th–17th centuries

Expulsion ordered by Ferdinand I after the fires of Prague, attributed to Jews

1541·Prague, Bohême

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A series of fires ravages Prague; rumor, spread by the guilds, attributes responsibility to the Jews, and confessions are obtained under torture. Ferdinand I, pressed by the Bohemian estates, orders the departure of the communities from the kingdom, with the exception of a few families permitted to remain.

The expulsion was poorly enforced, revoked, then renewed a generation later. Prague subsequently found, under Rodolphe II, a position without equal in Central Europe: its community, that of the Maharal and of Mordekhaï Meisel, became the largest in Christendom, and its Vieille-Nouvelle synagogue remains in use.

Period :
15th–17th centuries
Type :
Expulsion
Region :
Central and Eastern Europe
Country :
Tchéquie
Sources

*Germania Judaica*, volume III ; David Gans, *Tsemah David* ; Hillel Kieval, *Languages of Community*.

At the same place15

  1. Juin-juill. 1096Massacre and forced baptisms by the Crusaders of Volkmar, despite the opposition of Bishop Cosmasinconnu
  2. 1385Riot against the jewryinconnu
  3. 1389Easter pogrom400 à 3 000 selon les sources
  4. 1422Hussite attacks against the Jewry of the Old Towninconnu
  5. 1547Ferdinand I orders the expulsion of Jews from Bohemia following the revolt of the estatestoute la communauté
  6. 1561New Attempt at Expulsion of the Jews of Bohemiatoute la communauté
  7. 1611Invasion by the Troops of Passauinconnu
  8. 1743Plunder of the Jewish quarter by French and Bavarian troops upon the city's departure, on the eve of the expulsion decreeinconnu
  9. 1744-1745Expulsion ordered by Marie-Thérèse (decree of December 18, 1744)>10 000 expulsés
  10. 29 nov.-2 déc. 1897December riots following the fall of the Badeni ordinancestoll not established
  11. 15 mars 1939Occupation of Prague and creation of the Protectoratebilan non établi
  12. 16 oct. 1941First convoys from Prague to Łódźbilan non établi

And 3 more in the catalogue.

In the same country31

  1. Juin 1096Volkmar's crusaders massacre the community after Prague, on the road to Hungaryinconnu
  2. 1349Massacres of the Black Death in Bohemiainconnu
  3. 1349Massacres of the Black Death in Bohemiainconnu
  4. 1349Black Death Massacres in Moraviainconnu
  5. 1349Black Death massacres in Moraviainconnu
  6. 1349Black Death massacres in Moraviainconnu
  7. 1349Black Plague Massacres in Moraviainconnu
  8. 1453Expulsion of Jews from the royal cities of Moravia following the sermons of Jean de Capistrantoute la communauté

And 23 more in the catalogue.

Event 715 of 2483, in chronological order · 15th–17th centuries: 278 events in the catalogue

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