During the Wallachian Revolution of 1848, anti-Jewish restrictions were passed but rarely enforced, and the Proclamation of Islaz, the primary political document issued by the revolutionists, called for the "emancipation of Israelites and political rights for all compatriots of different faiths. After the end of the Crimean War, various political factions courted the support of the Jewish community by promising them full equality. Conversion to Christianity was officially encouraged by the authorities, but was seldom practiced by Jews.