Leo Baeck Institute Decree Collection

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Collection Description

Various decrees issued by rulers before emancipation to the Jewish communities of the towns and provinces of Alsace, Augsburg, Austria, Baden, Bamberg, Berlin, Bohemia, Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Breslau, Cassel, Cologne, Dresden, Eisenach, Frankfurt am Main, Hanau, Hanover, Helmstaedt, Hessen, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Nassau, Nuremberg, Palatinate, Potsdam, Prussia, Rawicz, Rheinfels, Saxony, Schleswig, Schwerin, Vienna, Weinheim, Wolfenbuettel, and Wuerzburg. The decrees concern many aspects of life, including economic activity and taxation, settlement rights, and the regulation of the internal life of the Jewish communities. Decrees issued in German, Latin, French, and Czech.

Materials

Language

eng

Institution Type

Research institute

Geographic Place(s)

Germany (nation)
Europe

Inclusive Dates

1614 1846

Part of Collection

Citation

Leo Baeck Institute, "Leo Baeck Institute Decree Collection," in digitalMETRO, Item #110, http://www.nycdigital.org/items/show/110 (accessed February 8, 2012).

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