Event · Fire
Great fire of 1623
A fire destroyed the synagogue and 1,200 houses, including all Jewish homes.
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... מגרשים ובתים. הזכות הובטחה להם אחרי השריפה
הגדולה שפרצה בשבת 1623 בבית־הכנסת ובה נשרפו
1200 בתים, ובתוכם כל בתי היהודים (ע״פ זימורוביץ). ...Connected nodes