Language:
German
Year of publication:
1984
Titel der Quelle:
Civitatum communitas
Angaben zur Quelle:
2 (1984) 630-654
Keywords:
Luther, Martin,
;
Jews
;
Antisemitism History 16th century
;
Jews Legal status, laws, etc.
;
Lutheran Church Relations
;
Judaism
;
Braunschweig (Germany)
Abstract:
Long-established relations of tolerance and freedom for Jews in Braunschweig took a turn for the worse at the beginning of the 16th century, and more decidedly with the Reformation. From 1533 on, the (Lutheran) City Council issued a series of regulations to segregate Jews from Christians; this, although Luther's anti-Jewish texts had not yet been published, but apparently under his influence. In 1546 the Council expelled the Jews from the town; in 1557 the Duke expelled them from the whole of the Duchy. But in 1578 his son and successor invited Jews to return to the Duchy, including the town of Braunschweig. The City Council claimed sole jurisdiction over Jewish policy - a subject of contention between it and the Duke for years afterwards - and sent him a protest based on an advisory letter by the clergy, which in turn was based entirely on the third and fourth sections of Luther's "Von den Juden und ihren Lügen", which it advised the Duke to read: Luther's warning not to become guilty of tolerance of Jewish blasphemy and his recommendations on the subjugation and expulsion of the Jews. To the clergy's religious arguments, the Council added the economic harm caused by the Jews - also according to Luther. Pp. 648-654 contain the text of the clergy's letter.
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