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History of the Jews in Europe

By blondoglad
  • Jan 1, 1290

    Banished in England

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Jewish Diaspora was concentrated in the Iberia, especially Muslim Spain and the valleys of Rhine

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500

    Polish kings in 14th and 15th century were especially tolerant for Jews and it was known to be the safest place for this nation

  • Jan 1, 1306

    Evicted in France

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Expelled from Spain

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Banned in Portugal 1497

  • Late 18th century: Russia which earlier had a strict no-admission policy allows the Jewish population to live in certain areas.

  • The population of Jews in Europe about 8.5 million

  • WWII starts

  • Decision to resettle (exterminate) the Jews in the East

    Decision to resettle (exterminate) the Jews in the East

    Occupied by Germans Poland was chosen to be the center of extinction of all European Jewry (later on referred to as the holocaust)
    Six largest Nazi extermination camps were located there (among them Auschwitz, Treblinka)

  • WWII ends

    Approximately 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust
  • Declaration of the indepentent State of Israel

    Declaration of the indepentent State of Israel

  • About 2 million Jews live in Europe, mainly concentrated in Russia, Ukraine, France and UK.