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1464 April 12, CRACOW (Poland)
Prior to his death, John of Capistrano called for a crusade against the Turks. Such a crusade was started in Cracow, but never left the city where over thirty Jews were killed and
their homes plundered. The crusade later expanded to include Posen and the surrounding area. Despite his previous repeal of Jewish "privileges" King Casimir IV fined the city council for allowing the pogrom to take place.
1465 FEZ (Morocco)
Riots broke out after Sultan Abd al-Hagg asked the Jews of Fez for financial help and appointed Harun (a local Jew) to be his prime minster. During the riots the Sultan and many of the city's Jews were killed.
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