Leo Baeck Institute Decree Collection
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.
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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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