Language:
German
Year of publication:
1997
Titel der Quelle:
800 Jahre Gießener Geschichte 1197-1997
Angaben zur Quelle:
(1997) 381-409
Keywords:
Jews History
;
Giessen (Hesse, Germany) History
Abstract:
The first Jews documented in Giessen were killed or driven out by a pogrom in 1349, but other Jews settled in the town and returned after each of a series of expulsions. The Hessian landgraves compromised between their revenue from Jewish taxes and the demands of the Church and the guilds; they permitted Jews to stay in the town, but under severe restrictions, for example prohibition of the Talmud, forced attendance at Christian sermons, and regulation of moneylending, almost the only occupation allowed the Jews. In 1662 all the Jews were expelled from the towns; their population began to revive in the early 18th century in a more liberal atmosphere. Throughout the 19th century the Jewish population continued to grow and to become integrated in German society, despite some antisemitic incidents and the strength of antisemitic parties in Hessen. Touches briefly on the Nazi period, stating that ca. half the 1,100 Jews of Giessen emigrated; presumably most of the others were deported and perished.
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