The Jewish Community of Fürth

Sumptuary laws are regulations, particularly on food and clothing, imposed to control Jewish interpersonal relationships as well as Jewish communities under non-Jewish rule. In 1722, the Jewish community senate of Fürth, which included a number of successful bankers and Court Jews, published Takkanot Fiorda (Fiorda was the Hebrew name for Fürth), and from 1728 to 1754 it released additional regulations concerning dress and other luxuries. These ordinances, written in German, governed daily and celebratory meals—how many guests were permitted, the number of courses and dishes served, whether meat and fish could be served, and the serving of luxuries such as coffee and tea—and jewelry, and clothing choices.