This day in Jewish history / Pope Paul IV orders Jews to live in a ghetto - This Day in Jewish History - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

On July 14, 1555, Pope Paul IV issued his bull “Cum nimis absurdum,” which subjected the Jews under his dominion to a long list of restrictions and humiliations, most notably the requirement that the Jews of Rome live within a closed area. This became the Rome Ghetto, the mandatory home of the city’s Jews until its abolishment in 1870.

This day in Jewish history / Pope Paul IV orders Jews to live in a ghetto - This Day in Jewish History - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper