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Karaite cemetery of Lviv
Karaite cemetery located near the Krakow quarter.
Zolkiewska-Rynok Street
Street toward which the southern Jewish quarter extended.
Krakow quarter
Lviv quarter associated with eastern Jewish and Karaite residents.
Municipal synagogue
Synagogue later built near the Karaite synagogue site.
Jews from western countries
Jews from western countries living inside the city.
Death of Boleslav of Mazovia
Death of the Ruthenian prince Boleslav preceded unrest and the conquest of Ruthenia.
Migration of German Jews to Lviv
Jewish migrants from Germany arrived in Lviv during Casimir's reign.
Lviv fire of 1350
A fire occurred in Lviv in 1350, after which the city was rebuilt.
Privilege approval of 1367
Kazimir approved an expanded general privilege for Jews of Lesser Poland in 1367.
Lviv Jewish partnership supplying pepper in 1383
Three Lviv Jews formed a partnership supplying Lviv with pepper valued at 150 grzywnas.
Jagiełło in Lviv
Jagiełło was in Lviv on 30 September 1387.
Notke leased customs in Lviv
King Casimir Jagiellonczyk leased Lviv customs to Notke for two years in 1452.
Kaleb established a branch in Lviv
Kaleb, a Jewish merchant from Kafa, established a branch in Lviv in 1442.
Expansion of the Jewish cemetery
Lviv Jews expanded their cemetery during this period.
Death of Olshnitsky
Olshnitsky's death in 1455 coincided with partial restoration of Jewish rights.
Agreement on Jewish Artisans
An agreement limited Jewish artisans residing and working under palace jurisdiction.
Attack on Krakow Jewish quarter
City crowds and gangs attacked Krakow’s Jewish quarter and killed 30 people.
Jewish refugee migration from Germany
Refugees fleeing Germany increased Lviv’s Jewish population.
Fire in the Jewish quarter
A devastating fire burned Jewish homes and damaged adjacent parts of the city.
Stefan's attack on Ruthenia
The Moldavian hospodar Stefan attacked Ruthenia and reached Lviv.
Tatar invasion
Tatars invaded again in June 1498, causing substantial suburban damage.
Turkish arrival at Lviv
Turkish forces reached the city in autumn 1498 but failed to conquer it.
Crusader attacks on Lviv Jews
Lviv Jews suffered from crusaders passing through Ruthenia between 1498 and 1500.
Customs and road-tax exemption for Lviv Jews
The king granted Lviv Jews exemption from customs, road, and bridge payments in 1503.
Lviv Jews complained to the king about commercial restrictions
In 1506, Lviv Jews complained to the king about obstacles and restrictions on trade and crafts.
Confirmation of Jewish privileges
Sigismund I confirmed privileges granted to Lviv Jews by earlier rulers in 1507.
Joint municipal action against Jewish commercial freedom
Lviv, Lublin, and Poznań municipalities jointly sent representatives to the Sejm.
Trade agreement with suburban Jews
Lviv municipality signed an agreement granting suburban Jews the city's Jewish trade rights.
Expulsion of Jews from Czechia
Jews were expelled from Czechia and arrived in Lviv during this period.
Lviv agreement with Jewish merchants
The city reached a compromise with Jewish merchants after prolonged commercial and legal disputes.
Yosef ben Shakhna’s tax leasing
Yosef leased customs and public revenues across several towns and regions.
Death of Yosef ben Shakhna
Yosef ben Shakhna died in 1507.
Appointment of Shalom-Shakhna as chief rabbi
Shalom-Shakhna was appointed chief rabbi of Lesser Poland in 1541.
Fire in Lviv
A fire in Lviv burned documents recording Jewish privileges.
Renewal of Jewish privileges
Renewal of Lviv Jewish privileges by the king in Warsaw on 1 October 1568.
Yosef ben Shakhna
A Jewish wholesaler and influential financier active in trade and public tax leases.