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Sep 16, 1448
Printing Press
Johannas Gutenberg invented the groundbreaking system of moveable type, allowing ideas to be spread rapidly around Europe and also allowing new modernizations to jewish culture to spread quickly. Although this isnt an exclusively Jewish event, it drastically changed the way ideas spread, which permanently altered how cultures developed. So, i think it is the beginning of the early modern period. -
Period: Sep 17, 1448 to
Jewish modern era
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Period: Sep 17, 1448 to
EARLY modern era
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Jan 30, 1492
Spanish Expulsion
With the Edict of expulsion, Jews are kicked out of spain, opening up a new era of the Jewish cycle. Be persecuted, flee to another area for economic and religious freedom, and be very successful for a while until feces hits the fan and evacuation is recquired once again. -
Sep 16, 1516
Venice Ghetto
The Venice Ghetto is established, as a place for jews in venice to live seperated from the rest of the venetians, while still doing buisness with them. Although these conditions weren't great, they were the best there were. Several Jewish traits and events of historical importance developed in this ghetto over time. -
Sep 16, 1516
First Jewish Community in North America
What more can be said? A very important landmark in the spreading of the Jewish influence and lifestyle across the World. -
Jan 16, 1565
Shulchan Aruch
Yosef Cairo wrote this landmark of authoritive legal code in Judaism, having a MAJOR impact on Jewish lifestyle and ideals everywhere. It was published in Venice as a compilation of almost all jewish halacha in one book, making torah study much more convenient for jews, while also inspiring a lot of controversy. -
cherem of Baruch Spinoza
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Edict of Toleration
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Moses Mendelssohn- the right to be different
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moses mendelssohn's death
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Emancipation of the Jews of France
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Letter to his fellow jews is written in reaction to the jews' poor representations in the debate for emancipation- berr isaac berr
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first reform temple in hamburg