Breslau

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Capital city of the province of Lower Silesia, in Poland. The first reference to Jews in the vicinity of Wrocław (Lat., Vratislavia; Ger., Breslau; Czech, Vratislav) dates to before 1153; the next citation is from the beginning of the thirteenth century. The oldest Jewish gravestone, dated 1203 (for David ben Sar Shalom), indicates that there probably was permanent Jewish settlement at that time. In 1267, a synod of bishops in Wrocław imposed limitations on the Jewish population, yet the restrictions were probably never implemented. The first privilege was granted in about 1273 by Duke Henry IV Probus, confirmed by his successor Henry V in about 1290 (neither has been preserved). At that time, Wrocław had the largest Jewish community in East Central Europe after Prague. The main occupations of Jews were moneylending, trade, and, marginally, artisanry.

Identifiers

GND: 2005949-8 · 2026658-3 · 4008216-7
GeoNames: 3081368 · 3081368 · 7531292
VIAF: 145367499 · 6492150033002511180009
Wikidata: Q1799

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Breslau

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Breslau

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Wrocław

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described at: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Wroc%C5%82aw
has abstract: Capital city of the province of Lower Silesia, in Poland. The first reference to Jews in the vicinity of Wrocław (Lat., Vratislavia; Ger., Breslau; Czech, Vratislav) dates to before 1153; the next citation is from the beginning of the thirteenth century. The oldest Jewish gravest…
Capital city of the province of Lower Silesia, in Poland. The first reference to Jews in the vicinity of Wrocław (Lat., Vratislavia; Ger., Breslau; Czech, Vratislav) dates to before 1153; the next citation is from the beginning of the thirteenth century. The oldest Jewish gravestone, dated 1203 (for David ben Sar Shalom), indicates that there probably was permanent Jewish settlement at that time. In 1267, a synod of bishops in Wrocław imposed limitations on the Jewish population, yet the restrictions were probably never implemented. The first privilege was granted in about 1273 by Duke Henry IV Probus, confirmed by his successor Henry V in about 1290 (neither has been preserved). At that time, Wrocław had the largest Jewish community in East Central Europe after Prague. The main occupations of Jews were moneylending, trade, and, marginally, artisanry.
title: Wrocław
alternative label: Breslau
alternative label: Wrocław
preferred label: Wrocław
has related: blood libels and host desecration accusations
has related: bohemia and moravia
has related: haskalah
has related: kaunas
has related: kielce
has related: labor camps
has related: ort
has related: pogroms
has related: poland
has related: prague
has related: reform religious
has related: rotbaum jakub
has related: seminary
has related: silesia
has related: terezin
has related: theater
has related: toz
has related: trade

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