Language:
Italian
Year of publication:
2009
Titel der Quelle:
Cristiani, ebrei e musulmani nell'Adriatico
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2009) 45-104
Keywords:
Jews
;
Antisemitism History 1500-
;
Urbino (Duchy)
Abstract:
During the 14th-15th centuries, the Jewish community flourished in the Duchy of Urbino under the protection of the Dukes. They were engaged mainly in moneylending and in crafts. At the end of the 15th century the situation deteriorated, due to the hostility of the populace and of the Church, an economic crisis, and the ambivalent policies of the Dukes, which oscillated between concessions and restrictions according to the needs of the hour. Jews were forced to sell part of their assets, the Talmud was burned in public, Jews and Christians were prohibited from dwelling in the same building, and taxation of Jews was increased. Nevertheless, in 1607, 1,500 Jews were living in the Duchy and 32 Jewish loan banks were in operation. In 1625 the Duchy of Urbino was annexed to the Papal States. The Popes implemented a very restrictive policy toward the Jews, aimed at segregating them socially and economically. The result was that by 1631 the Jewish population had shrunk to 370, and those Jews were impoverished and marginalized. In 1632, ghettos were established in the main cities of the former Duchy. Up to and even in the 19th century, the Jews who remained in the Duchy of Urbino suffered from antisemitic accusations, persecution, and violence.
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