Atlantic Coast 15 1492 Columbus uses Abraham Zakuto's tables for his travels 5 Credits
Atlantic Coast 15 1444 Davin de Caderouse (a Jew) collaborates with Waldvogel on "ars scribendi artificialiter" (art of official writing) in Avignon CHANCE
Atlantic Coast 15 1487 First printer in Portugal was a Jew (Samuel Porteiro, Faro) 5 Credits
Atlantic Coast 15 1492 Jews expelled from Spain 5 Credits
Eastern Europe 15 1453 Casimir IV Jagello confirmed the priviledges of the Jews CHANCE
Eastern Europe 15 1494 Jacob Pollack founds yeshiva in Cracow 4 Credits
Eastern Europe 15 1495 Jews expelled from Lithuania due to a fear of "Judaizing" 4 Credits
Eastern Europe 15 1453 S. Poland rises as commercial center after fall of Constantinople, bringing Jews 4 Credits
Germanic 15 1434 Council of Basel renews and increases legislation against the Jews (such as distinctive clothing) 3 Credits
Germanic 15 1440s Jewish financiers from Einheim loan money to Gutenberg for his press 3 Credits
Germanic 15 1450 John Capistrano begins preaching against Jews, leading to persecutions and expulsions CHANCE
Germanic 15 1450 Samuel and Simon Soncino leave Furth for Italy, (they settled in Soncino in 1454) 3 Credits
Islamic World 15 1493 Arba'ah Turim is the first book printed in the Ottoman Empire 2 Credits
Islamic World 15 1426 Ashenazi Jews, expelled from their lands, begin migrations to OE 2 Credits
Islamic World 15 1492 Bayezid II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire, invites Spanish refugees to his lands CHANCE
Islamic World 15 1481 Meshullam of Valterra travels to Palestine; writes detailed narrative of inhabitants 2 Credits
Italy 15 1487 First book printed in life of author (Agur) + haskamot (Naples) 1 Credit
Italy 15 1475 First dated Hebrew book (Rashi, Reggio di Calabria) CHANCE
Italy 15 1469-1473 First Hebrew books printed (Rome) 1 Credit
Italy 15 1475 Simon of Trent blood libel; included in Nuremberg chronicle (first instance of anti- Jewish news in print) 1 Credit
Atlantic Coast 16 1531 Beginning of the Inquisition in Portugal to identify crypto-jews 4 Credits
Atlantic Coast 16 1550 Henry II gave letter patent to New Christians, allowing them to live in France CHANCE
Atlantic Coast 16 1596-1599 Merchant of Venice produced 4 Credits
Atlantic Coast 16 1525 Negotiations of shtadlan Yosef Yoselman save Jews of Alsace during Peasants War 4 Credits
Eastern Europe 16 1580 Earliest record of the Va'ad Arba Aratsot 3 Credits
Eastern Europe 16 1530 First Hebrew book printed in Poland (Cracow, Torah) CHANCE
Eastern Europe 16 1559 First printing of Talmud in Poland (Lublin); Talmud printing moves east 3 Credits
Eastern Europe 16 1537 Jews boycott Cracow press because owners convert to Christianity; king breaks the boycott 3 Credits
Germanic 16 1512 First Hebrew press founded in Prague by Gershom Kohen 2 Credits
Germanic 16 1510 Host descration libel against Jews in Brandenburg 2 Credits
Germanic 16 1595 Jews begin settling in Amsterdam 2 Credits
Germanic 16 1543 Martin Luther prints "On the Jews and Their Lies," sparking anti-jewish hatred that would last for centuries CHANCE
Islamic World 16 1553 Dona Gracia Mendes settles in Constantinople, would establish a huge network supporting anusim 1 Credit
Islamic World 16 1570 Isaac Luria leads the Kabbalists in Safed 1 Credit
Islamic World 16 1516 Ottomans conquer Palestine; would hold it for 400 years CHANCE
Islamic World 16 1538 Re-introduction of formal Semikha by Yaakov Berav in Safed 1 Credit
Italy 16 1517 First complete Talmud printed in Venice CHANCE
Italy 16 1566 Pope authorizes printing of "nonoffensive" Hebrew books; beginning of censorship 5 Credits
Italy 16 1553 Pope orders the burning of the Talmud throughout Italy 5 Credits
Italy 16 1565 Printing of Shulhan 'Arukh w/rama's commentary 5 Credits
Atlantic Coast 17 1640 Bay Psalm Book includes Hebrew characters CHANCE
Atlantic Coast 17 1664 Charles II grants formal statement of toleration of Jews in England 3 Credits
Atlantic Coast 17 1656 Menasseh ben Israel begins printing activity in England 3 Credits
Atlantic Coast 17 1654 Portugal occupies Recife; Jews flee to New Amsterdam 3 Credits
Eastern Europe 17 1648 Chmielnicki massacres; tens of thousands of Jews killed 2 Credits
Eastern Europe 17 1692 Establishment of the press in Zolkiew (Poland) CHANCE
Eastern Europe 17 1650 First record of hazzanut in Eastern Europe 2 Credits
Eastern Europe 17 1654-1656 Muscovite and Swedish invasions of Poland kill Jews as armies sweep through 2 Credits
Germanic 17 1657 Dutch Republic announces that Jews should be considered full citizens abroad and not be restricted CHANCE
Germanic 17 1691 Glikl of Hamlen begins writing her memoirs 1 Credit
Germanic 17 1627 Menasseh ben Israel is first Jew to print Hebrew in Amsterdam 1 Credit
Germanic 17 1656 Spinoza is excommunicated in Amsterdam 1 Credit
Islamic World 17 1661 Jews in Persia allowed to practice Judaism openly 5 Credits
Islamic World 17 1679 Jews of Yemen expelled to the province of Mawza; many would die en route 5 Credits
Islamic World 17 1666 Shabbetai Tsevi converts to Islam 5 Credits
Islamic World 17 1620s Shene Luhot Haberit written in Jerusalem CHANCE
Italy 17 1630 Mantua sacked by German troops; Jews expelled 4 Credits
Italy 17 1698 Roman community declared bankrupt 4 Credits
Italy 17 1612 Salamone [de Rossi] invited to play at the ducal court in Mirandola CHANCE
Italy 17 1645 Yedidiah, son of Isaac ben Solomon Gabbay receives a privativa to print Jewish books in Livorno 4 Credits
Atlantic Coast 18 1776 American Revolution: New USA allows for citizenship regardless of religion 2 Credits
Atlantic Coast 18 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man (France) implies equal rights to Jews 2 Credits
Atlantic Coast 18 1791 National Assembly (France) grants equal rights to Jews of Alcase and Lorraine; completes French Jews emancipation 2 Credits
Atlantic Coast 18 1753 Jewish Naturalization Act (English) was announced and repealed due to violent opposition CHANCE
Eastern Europe 18 1734 Ba'al Shem Tov began teaching publicly 1 Credit
Eastern Europe 18 1772 Debate between Hassidim and Mitnagdim in Shklov 1 Credit
Eastern Europe 18 1759 Frankist debates and mass baptism CHANCE
Eastern Europe 18 1764 Va'ad Arba Aratsot abolished by the Sejm 1 Credit
Germanic 18 1784-1811 Ha-me'asef printed in Germany (Hebrew literature and Haskalah) CHANCE
Germanic 18 1700s Jews active selling books at Frankfurt Book Fair 5 Credits
Germanic 18 1783 Moses Mendelsohn publishes his "Biur" 5 Credits
Germanic 18 1703 Oppenheim library moves to Hanover, opens to visitors 5 Credits
Islamic World 18 1702 Decree against Jews wearing same clothing as Muslims in OE (required to wear black) 4 Credits
Islamic World 18 1720 Hurva Synagogue is destroyed; Ashkenazic Jews expelled from Jerusalem 4 Credits
Islamic World 18 1790 James Bruce publishes travelogue including details on the Falashas (Ethiopian Jews) 4 Credits
Islamic World 18 1730 Janissary massacres in Istanbul, Salonika, Izmir, and other cities kill many Jews CHANCE
Italy 18 1767 First communal library established in Italy (at Mantua) 3 Credits
Italy 18 1782 Naftali Herz Wessely sends Divre shalom ve-emet to Italy in an attempt to spread his Maskilik ideals 3 Credits
Italy 18 1796 Napoleon announces emancipation of Italian Jews 3 Credits
Italy 18 1767 New regulations broke the monopoly on Hebrew printing in Tuscany CHANCE
Atlantic Coast 19 1860 Alliance Israelite Universelle established in France CHANCE
Atlantic Coast 19 1824 First Reform congregation established in America in Charleston, SC 1 Credit
Atlantic Coast 19 1827 Moses Montifiore began his travels and philanthropy 1 Credit
Atlantic Coast 19 1807 Napoleon convenes the Sanhedrin 1 Credit
Eastern Europe 19 1884 Publication of the Mishnah Berurah 5 Credits
Eastern Europe 19 1849 Rabbi Israel Salanter founds the Mussar movement in Kovno CHANCE
Eastern Europe 19 1836 Rivalry over publication of the Talmud leads to closure of many presses in Russian Empire 5 Credits
Eastern Europe 19 1885 Strashun Library bequeathed to Vilna Jewish community 5 Credits
Germanic 19 1897 First World Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland 4 Credits
Germanic 19 1867 Franz Joseph I gives Jews in Hapsburg Empire equal rights CHANCE
Germanic 19 1810 Israel Jacobson introduces an organ into a synagogue 4 Credits
Germanic 19 1851 Sampson Raphael Hirsch becomes rabbi in Frankfurt 4 Credits
Islamic World 19 1842 Buena Esperanza, first weekly in Ladino, is published in Izmir CHANCE
Islamic World 19 1840 Damascus blood libel 3 Credits
Islamic World 19 1835 Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) given jurisdiction over all Jews in OE 3 Credits
Islamic World 19 1878 Petah Tikva established - first new settlement in modern era 3 Credits
Italy 19 1853 First Jewish periodical in Italy: L'Educatore Israelita 2 Credits
Italy 19 1870 End of Popal dominion in Rome completes Jewish emancipation in Italy 2 Credits
Italy 19 1848 Unification of Italy leads to emancipation of most Jews; demolition of the ghetto walls in Rome 2 Credits
Italy 19 1815 With Napolean's defeat, Jews sent back to ghettos CHANCE