History Of All Countries That Expelled Jews

Jews have faced expulsion from various countries throughout history, with these events often rooted in a mix of religious, economic, and political reasons. From medieval times, significant expulsions include the 1290 expulsion from England by Edward I, the 1306 and 1394 expulsions from France, and the most infamous, the 1492 Alhambra Decree in Spain by Ferdinand II and Isabella I, which led to the expulsion of approximately 200,000 Jews.

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The exact count of countries that have expelled Jews is often debated, but it’s commonly cited that Jews have been expelled from over 100 locations, with some sources claiming around 109 countries, reflecting the long and complex history of Jewish displacement.

In the 20th century, after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, there was a mass exodus from Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Iraq, and Morocco, where around 850,000 Jews were either expelled or fled due to rising antisemitism and political instability.

Full List Of Expulsions

Here’s a summary of the Expulsions of Jews worldwide starting in 733 BCE.

733 BCE: The Assyrian Exile began with the deportation of Israelites from the Northern Kingdom by Tiglath-Pileser III.

597-586 BCE: The Babylonian Exile involved the deportation of Judahites to Babylon following the destruction of the First Temple.

500–1 BCE

139 BCE Expulsion from Rome under the accusation of aggressive proselytizing among the Romans.

1–599 CE

19 CE Expulsion from Rome by Emperor Tiberius, alongside practitioners of the Egyptian religion.

38 CE Expulsion of Jews from one of their quarters in Alexandria, Egypt, instigated by Aulus Avilius Flaccus.

41–53 CE – Claudius’ expulsion of Jews from Rome.

73 CE The conclusion of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) led to devastating consequences for the Jewish population: massive casualties due to warfare, starvation, and illness, the razing of cities including Jerusalem, and extensive forced migrations. Many Jews were enslaved or conscripted for labor in places like Egypt and the Isthmus of Corinth, while others were scattered throughout the Roman Empire. Young Jewish men were often forced into gladiatorial contests, and others were sold into prostitution or slavery. Consequently, a significant segment of Judaea’s Jewish community was either expelled or displaced.

117 The quelling of the Diaspora Revolt (115–117) led to a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing, causing the near-total extermination and expulsion of Jewish communities from Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and significant areas of Egypt.

132-136 CE: After the Bar Kokhba revolt, Hadrian expelled Jews from Jerusalem, renaming it Aelia Capitolina. The Bar Kokhba revolt had devastating impacts on the Jewish inhabitants of Judaea, with enormous casualties, widespread forced migrations, and extensive enslavement, reducing central Judea to a desolate region. Some historians characterize the Roman response as genocide. But why? After the revolt, Jews were banished from areas around Jerusalem and from the districts of Gophna, Herodion, and Aqraba. This event sparked a significant movement of Jews from Judea to coastal regions and Galilee. Jewish prisoners were sold into slavery, spreading throughout the empire.

415 Following a massacre of Christians by some Jews, Saint Cyril of Alexandria led the expulsion of Jews from Alexandria. There is disagreement among sources regarding whether all Jews in Alexandria were expelled or only those implicated in the massacre.

418 Jews were expelled from Minorca or given the choice to convert.

Sixth to tenth centuries

612 Visigothic king Sisebut decreed that Jews refusing baptism for themselves, their children, or servants within a year would be exiled and lose their property.

629 The Jewish population of Galilee was either massacred or expelled after a Jewish rebellion against Byzantine rule.

7th century Muhammad expelled the Jewish tribes Banu Qaynuqa and Banu Nadir from Medina. The Banu Qurayza were executed, and the Jewish settlement of Khaybar was plundered.

Eleventh to thirteenth centuries

1012 Jews were expelled from Mainz.

1095–mid-13th century The series of Crusades resulted in the devastation of numerous Jewish communities across Europe, notably in the Rhineland, and in the Middle East, particularly in Jerusalem.

Mid-12th century The Almohad invasion marked the end of the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Spain. Among the displaced was Maimonides, who sought refuge in Morocco, then Egypt, and finally Palestine.

12th–14th centuries In France, repeated expulsions of Jews, accompanied by the seizure of their assets and subsequent temporary reinstatements for ransom, were employed as a means of enriching the royal treasury. Expulsions occurred from Paris by Philip Augustus in 1182, from France by Louis IX in 1254, by Philip IV in 1306, by Charles IV in 1322, by Charles V in 1359, and by Charles VI in 1394.

13th centuryThe philosopher Ramon Llull (1232–1315) advocated for the expulsion of Jews who would not convert to Christianity, marking one of the earliest comprehensive calls for such a policy in the Christian West.

1231 Simon de Montfort expelled the Jews from Leicester.

1253 On July 23 (Menachem Av 25), the Jews of Vienne, France, were expelled by order of Pope Innocent III.

1275 King Edward I of England allowed his mother, Eleanor of Provence, to expel Jews from her dower lands, which included Cambridge, Gloucester, Marlborough, and Worcester.

1276 Jews were expelled from Upper Bavaria.

1287 Edward I of England ordered the expulsion of Jews from Gascony.

1288 The first expulsion of Jews in southern Italy was issued in Naples.

1289 Charles of Salerno expelled Jews from Maine and Anjou.

1290: England expelled its Jewish population under Edward I, marking one of the earliest permanent bans in Europe.

1306 and 1394: Jews were expelled from France multiple times, with significant actions in these years under Philip IV and Charles VI.

1360 Jews expelled from Hungary by Louis I of Hungary.

1392 Jews were expelled from Bern, Switzerland. only transient Jews, mainly physicians and cattle dealers, were present in Bern.

1420–1421 Duke Albert V mandated the arrest and forced conversion to Christianity of all Jews in Austria. Some chose to convert while others fled the country. In 1421, the Austrian government once again detained and expelled Jews, and they were prohibited from entering Vienna.

1442 Jews were expelled once more from Upper Bavaria.

1478 The Jewish community was expelled from Passau.

1491 The Jews of Ravenna were expelled, and their synagogues were destroyed.

1492: The Alhambra Decree led to the expulsion of Jews from Spain by Ferdinand II and Isabella I, significantly impacting Jewish history.

1495 Charles VIII of France occupied the Kingdom of Naples, leading to renewed persecution of Jews, many of whom were Spanish refugees.

1496 Jews were expelled from Portugal. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, issued a decree expelling all Jews from Styria and Wiener Neustadt.

1497: Portugal followed Spain with its own expulsion, leading to forced conversions or emigration.

1498 Jews were expelled from Navarre.

1499 Jews were expelled from Nuremberg.

16th century

1510 Jews were expelled from Naples.

1515 Jews were expelled from Dubrovnik, with exceptions made for physicians and short-term stays for merchants.

1519 Jews were expelled from Regensburg.

1526 Following the defeat of the Kingdom of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire, Jews were expelled from Pressburg (Bratislava).

1551 All remaining Jews were expelled from the duchy of Bavaria, ending Jewish settlement there until the late 17th century when a small community was established in Sulzbach by Viennese refugees.

1569 Pope Pius V expelled Jews from the Papal States, except for Ancona and Rome.

1593 Pope Clement VIII expelled Jews from all Papal States except Rome, Avignon, and Ancona. Jews were invited to settle in Leghorn by the Medici family, offering them full religious liberty and civil rights to boost commerce.

1597 Nine hundred Jews were expelled from Milan.

17th century

1614 During the Fettmilch Uprising, Jews were expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, after the plundering of the Judengasse.

1654 The fall of the Dutch colony of Recife in Brazil to the Portuguese led to Jewish migration to New Amsterdam, marking the first significant Jewish arrival in North America.

1669–1670 Jews were expelled from Vienna by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, and subsequently barred from settling in the Austrian Hereditary Lands. The former Jewish ghetto was renamed Leopoldstadt.

1679–1680 Jews throughout Yemen were expelled to a desert place in the Mawza Exile.

1683 Jews were expelled from the French Colonial Empire’s Caribbean territories under Louis XIV’s Code Noir.

18th century

1701–1714 During the War of the Spanish Succession, Jews of Austrian origin were expelled from Bavaria, though some later gained residency rights in Munich.

1744–1790s Reforms by Frederick II, Joseph II, and Maria Theresa led to the eastward migration of impoverished German and Austrian Jews.

1791 Catherine the Great of Russia established the Pale of Settlement, restricting Jews to the western parts of the empire, leading to a population of over four million Jews by the late 19th century.

19th century

1862 Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

1880–1910s Pogroms in the Russian Empire led to the emigration of around 2.5 million Jews, predominantly to the United States.

20th century

1917 During World War I, Jews were expelled from the Jaffa area by Ottoman authorities.

1948-1970s: The Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries saw about 900,000 Jews leave due to various push and pull factors, including the establishment of Israel and rising antisemitism.

1956: During the Suez Crisis, Egypt expelled or interned thousands of Jews, further reducing the Jewish population.

1967: Post-Six-Day War, additional anti-Jewish measures in Arab countries led to more exoduses.

1979-1980: The Islamic Revolution in Iran prompted another wave of Jewish emigration.

This page documents a broad history of Jewish expulsions and migrations, highlighting both ancient and modern instances where Jewish communities were forced to leave their homes due to persecution, legal decrees, or socio-political changes.

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