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The Ottoman Empire became a safe haven for Jews from the Iberian Peninsula fleeing persecution (see Alhambra Decree). By the end of the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire had the largest Jewish population in the world, with 150,000 compared to Poland's and non-Ottoman Ukraine's combined figure of 75,000. [2] [3]
The Golden Horn: Kasskoj or the Jewish ghetto, illustration by Cesare Biseo for the book Constantinople (1878) by Edmondo de AmicisIn the 18th century, the Ottoman Jews of Istanbul suffered economic disadvantages because of growing economic competition with the European-backed Christians, [6] who were able to compete unfairly through a series of special advantages granted to them through ...
This category includes Jews who were born in or were active within the Ottoman Empire (1300-1923). Ottoman Jews were of a variety of origins and observances, including Sephardi, Mizrahi, Romaniote, Karaite, and others.
In 1492 and again in 1498, when the Sephardic Jews were expelled from Spain and Portugal respectively, refugees migrated to the Land of Israel, which changed hands from Mamluks to Ottomans after the second Ottoman–Mamluk war, and Ottoman tolerance was seen as an alternative to Christian persecution.
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in the Ottoman Empire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire. It includes Ottoman Empire people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire. It includes Ottoman Empire people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.