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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_massacre
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Claim
However, in 1624 the Jews were finally completely expelled, after the execution of Eiron (Aaron) of Lengnau, who had been accused of blasphemy.
Correction
The year is wrong by about a decade: sources place Zurich’s final expulsion decision in 1633, and Samuel Eiron’s execution in 1634, not 1624.
Full reasoning
The sentence's date 1624 does not match authoritative historical references.
- The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FSCI) says Zurich's Jews were definitively expelled in 1633, when Samuel Eiron (Aron) was condemned to death for blasphemy.
- A City of Zurich source similarly states that in 1633 the Zurich council decided that Jewish people were no longer allowed to stay in the city, and that Samuel Eiron (Aron) was executed for blasphemy in the following year.
- The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (HLS) also places Zurich's exclusion of Jews in 1634, not 1624.
So the article's claim that this happened in 1624 is incorrect.
3 sources
- Zurich | Fédération suisse des communautés israélites (FSCI)
Ils se firent définitivement expulser en 1633, quand Samuel Eiron (Aron) fut condamné à mort pour avoir calomnié Dieu.
- Eröffnung «Katharinen-Turm» – 500 Jahre Abteiübergabe | Stadt Zürich
Im Jahr 1633 beschloss der Zürcher Rat, dass jüdische Menschen ... Samuel Eiron (Aron) wegen Gotteslästerung hingerichtet wurde.
- Antisemitismus | Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz
Die eidgenössischen Orte erliessen Niederlassungs-, Handels-, Transport- oder gar Betretensverbote (z.B. Zürich 1634).