CJH Becoming Citzen timeline January 4, 2023 Return to: Illuminating the Past and Present at New York’s Center for Jewish HistoryFull resolution (2402 × 1602) Image navigation Next Image Part of How Jews Became Citizens (through February 2023), the timeline for Jewish emancipation in Europe—the slow process of obtaining rights—has dates from 1655 to 1917. Photo John Halpern, courtesy Center for Jewish History