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586 BCE
Jewish temple destroyed, Jews captured
Babylon destroyed the temple in Jerusalem, and captured Judea and 10,000 Jewish families. Nebuzaradan arrived in Jerusalem from Riblah in Hamath and began a consultation with commanders in the field regarding the pillaging of the city. Nebuzaradan then led forces into Jerusalem to pillage, destroy, and burn the city and its temple. -
475 BCE
First attempted genocide of Jews
Biblical figure, Haman, attempts genocide of the Jews. Haman and his wife Zeresh had plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia. Haman attempted to convince Ahasuerus to order the killing of Mordecai, and all the Jews of the lands he ruled. -
119
Circumcision is banned
A Roman emperor bans circumcision, making Judaism 'de facto' illegal. -
167
Jews first accused of being "Christ-Killers"
Jews are first accused of the death of Jesus in a sermon On the Passover attributed to Melito of Sardis. Called “Christ-Killers” and blamed for selling Jesus to the government and ultimately his death -
399
Roman Emperor confiscates the Jews gold and silver
The Roman Emperor Honorius confiscates gold and silver collected by the synagogues for Jerusalem. -
Feb 20, 624
Invasion of Banu Qurayza
Muslims lay siege to the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza for 25 days. When they surrender, 600-900 Jews are decapitated in Medina in one day. -
Nov 9, 694
Declaration passed that Jewish children need to be converted
King Egica believed rumors that the Jews in North Africa had conspired to ally themselves with the Muslim invaders. King Ergica declares that all Jewish children over the age of seven should be taken from their homes and raised as Christians. -
WWI incident prompts expulsion of some 200,000 Jews from Western Russia
A number of German soldiers on a reconnaissance mission entered the small village of Kuzhi for provisions and left. Soon after, the Russians returned and the Germans shelled the village. The Russian high command accused the Jews of giving information to the Russians, and despite the fact that the Kerensky commission found the accusation to be libelous, it was used as an excuse to begin the expulsion of 200,000 Jews most from the Kovno region. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a mass genocide in which Hitler, and other Nazi-collaborators killed 6 million Jews. -
Israelis targeted at Olympic games
At the Olympic games, two Israelis are taken hostage by terrorists. Two are later killed as well as other athletes and civilians. -
Jewish synagogue bombed
a bombing occurs at a Jewish synagogue and kills 23 people, while injuring 300 others. -
Charlie Hebdo shooting
French terrorist Amedy Coulibaly takes hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris in the course of the Charlie Hebdo shooting. He claims in the media that he wanted to kill Jews.
