Decrees Collection
Abstract
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.
Dates
- 1614-1846
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: http://www.lbi.org/ask
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Other Finding Aids
Also available are 137 catalogue cards and a 35-page inventory.
- Antisemitism
- Archival materials
- Austria
- Banks and banking
- Beggars
- Berlin (Germany)
- Braunschweig (Germany : State)
- Cattle trade
- Christian converts from Judaism
- Decrees
- Economic history
- Fairs
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Frederick William, King of Prussia, I, 1688-1740
- Frederick William, King of Prussia, II, 1744-1797
- Germany -- History -- 1789-1900
- Germany -- History -- 17th century
- Germany -- History -- 18th century
- Hannover (Germany)
- Jewish community centers
- Jewish merchants
- Jews -- Germany -- History
- Jews, German
- Karl, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, I, 1713-1780
- Legislation
- Liberty
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Marriage
- Peddlers
- Prussia (Germany)
- Real property
- Schutzjuden -- Protected Jews
- Taxation
- Usury laws
- Wolfenbüttel (Germany)
- Title
- Guide to the Decrees Collection, 1614-1846 AR 379
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository