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586 BCE
586 BCE - Babylon destroyed the temple in Jerusalem
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
475 BCE - Main antagonist of the Book of Esther, 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. -
167 BCE
167 - First accusation of Jews being "Christ Killers"
The notion that Jews were held responsible for the death of Jesus in a sermon On the Passover attributed to Melito of Sardis. Called "Christ Killers" and were blamed for selling Jesus to the government. -
Mar 5, 1253
1253 - Henry III of England introduces harsh anti-Jewish laws.
Henry III introduced different policies, having Jewish leaders across England were imprisoned and forced to pay fines equivalent to a third of their goods, and any outstanding loans were to be released. -
Feb 11, 1348
1348 - European Jews are blamed for the plague in the Black Death persecutions.
One third of Europe's population died from the Bubonic plague. Though many Jews were among the dead, they were accused by local church leaders and tortured to confess that they had poisoned the wells in order to kill Christians. It is estimated that 25 million people died within three years. -
Oct 31, 1517
1517 - Martin Luther leads Protestant Reformation
Luther wrote to his bishop, Albert of Mainz, protesting the sale of indulgences. He enclosed in his letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences", which came to be known as the "Ninety-five Theses". He later challenged the doctrine of Servitus Judaeorum "... to deal kindly with the Jews and to instruct them to come over to us". -
1915 - World War I prompts expulsion of 250,000 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. -
1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
Mein Kampf is an autobiography by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler, in which Hitler outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. In Mein Kampf, Hitler used the main thesis of "the Jewish peril", which posits a Jewish conspiracy to gain world leadership. -
1933-1945 - The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a mass genocide killing about 6 million Jews, including about 1 million children, by Nazi Germany and other Axis powers. -
1972 - Israelis are targeted at the Olympic Games
Two Israelis were taken hostage at the Olympic Games, then two more were later killed along with many other Israelis. -
2003 - Jewish synagogue burned
From November 15-20, 2003 a bombing occurred at a Jewish synagogue and killed 23 people, while injuring 300 others. -
2015 - French terrorist Amedy Coulibaly takes hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris
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.
