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Statutes
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    No one shall seek permission to become a master, unless he has it in writing from the Jewish Elders of Prague that he is native of the place, and he shall previously furnish the Jewish Elders with a…

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The Jewish Tailors’ Guild of Prague

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1690

Subjects:

Profession, Economic life, Community, Communal organizations, Dress

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Law, Legal Codes
Magen Avraham (Shield of Abraham)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…

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Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1520

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Community, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa
Ordinance: On Lending Money
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In view of the fact that many interfere with their neighbors’ vested rights to have sole privilege of lending money at interest in certain localities, and very often the agency of the non-Jewish…

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The Jewish Communities of Cremona, Venice, and Rome

Places:

Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1582

Subjects:

Finance, Economic life, Cities, Communal organizations, Community

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes