Russia had barred Jews from the empire in 1742 and viewed them as an alien population.

In addition, a law that barred Jews from certain areas of town was enforced in Monastir in late 1941.

The original deed restrictions barred Jews and blacks, but now the main barrier is money.

In 1879, the Parliament of Romania grudgingly removed the constitution article which barred Jews from becoming citizens.

The edicts of the Codex Theodosianus (438) barred Jews from the civil service, the army and the legal profession.