24 December, 1789 Protestants eligible for public office in France. 28 January, 1790 Jews of Portuguese and Spanish descent receive French citizenship. 27 September, 1791 All Jews receive French citizenship. 27 November, 1798: Rome retaken by Bourbon army of Naples, commanded by Austrian General Mack (who would eventually be disgraced for the disaster at Ulm in 1805). Jews and Jacobins massacred. 23 July, 1806 Assembly of Jewish Notables convenes Grand Sanhedrin to redefine traditional Judaism and to establish an institutional body to transform the Jews into French citizens. 31 January, 1807 Second meeting of the Grand Sanhedrin of European rabbis. Sources: Joe Kirchberger's The French Revolution and Napoleon: An Eyewitness History, Facts on File, Inc., and Frances Malino's "Jews and Napoleon" in the Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815, Greenwood Press. More Napoleon and the Jews Napoleon and the Jews Was Napoleon Enlightened in a Bigoted Era? Dates of Importance Grand Sanhedrin Christian Practices Back to Table of Contents -- Napoleon #12 Back to Napoleon List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Emperor's Press. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. The full text and graphics from other military history magazines and gaming magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com