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Military protection during the 1664 Lviv riots
Potocki sent two cavalry companies after Jewish leaders requested military assistance.
Threat of renewed disturbances
A Christian holiday on June 12 prompted concern about renewed disturbances.
Attack on Lviv Jewish quarter
Students and a mob attacked and destroyed the Jewish quarter, killing 129 Jews.
Later attack on homeless Jews
Students attempted to attack homeless Jews; civilian guards intervened and arrested the attackers.
Lviv riots and attacks
Riots and attacks in Lviv prompted royal orders and an investigation.
Laszczynski attack on Lviv
The Lutsk starosta and his men attacked Lviv residents and were partly captured.
John Casimir abdicates
John Casimir abdicated the Polish throne in 1669.
1583 Council of Four Lands decision
A 1583 decision prohibited candidates for rabbinic or communal office from lobbying authorities.
Samuel ben Jacob of Lviv participated in a council session
Samuel ben Jacob of Lviv participated in a Council of Four Lands session in 1666.
Aronish of Lviv participated in a council session
Aronish of Lviv participated in a Council of Four Lands session in 1661.
Aronish of Lviv participated in council sessions
Aronish of Lviv participated in Council of Four Lands sessions in 1667 and 1671.
Death of Naphtali Hirz ben Judah
Naphtali Hirz ben Judah died in 1669.
Tzvi Hirsch Kloizner moved to Lublin
Tzvi Hirsch Kloizner was chosen as rabbi in Lublin and left Lviv in 1684.
Death of Joseph ben Elyakim Getz
Joseph ben Elyakim Getz died in 1652.
Death of David ben Samuel Halevi
David ben Samuel Halevi died in 1667.
Death of Judah-Yudel ben Moses
Judah-Yudel ben Moses died in 1697.
Moses Pinchas ben Israel served two communities
One rabbi served both communities from 1680.
David Halevi sent relatives to Constantinople
David Halevi sent Isaiah and Aryeh Leib to Constantinople in 1666.
Emissaries arrived at Gallipoli
The two emissaries reached Gallipoli in Tammuz 5426.
Meeting of Shabtai Tzvi with two Polish emissaries
Meeting of Shabtai Tzvi with Isaiah Halevi and Aryeh Leib.
Nahum Ha-Kohen returns to Lviv
Nahum Ha-Kohen returned to Lviv and resumed Jewish observance.
Nahum Ha-Kohen leaves Poland
Nahum Ha-Kohen was forced to leave Poland in 1675.
Tailors' guild established
A tailors' guild existed by 1627.
Jews permitted to settle near the city palace
The governor permitted Jews to settle on the outskirts of the city palace.
Capture of Kamianets-Podilskyi
Turkish forces captured Kamianets-Podilskyi on 29 August 1672.
Siege of Lviv
Turkish forces attacked Lviv from 23 to 28 September 1672.
Defense of Lviv
Residents, including Jews, were mobilized to defend Lviv with Christians.
Death of Jan Sobieski
Jan Sobieski died in Lviv on 10 November 1673.
Jacob-Bet zalel settles in Zolkiew
Jacob-Bet zalel ben Nathan settled in Zolkiew in 1685.
Printing press transferred to Zolkiew
Uri ben Aharon Faybush Halevi transferred a printing press from Amsterdam to Zolkiew in 1690.
Tatar attack on Lviv’s Jewish quarter
Tatars attacked the Jewish quarter, killing residents, destroying homes, and looting property.
Gunpowder warehouse explosion in the Jewish quarter
A gunpowder warehouse explosion destroyed many homes and killed 36 Jews.
Swedish capture of Lviv
Swedish forces captured Lviv, and the suburbs and Jewish residents suffered.
Fire destroying city warehouses and Jewish Street
A fire destroyed the city's warehouses and Jewish Street.
1713 Royal Court judgment restricting Jewish commerce
Royal Court judgment limited Jewish contracts and commerce after an appeal.
1738 count of Jewish shops outside the Jewish Quarter
Seventy-one illegal Jewish shops were counted outside the Jewish Quarter.