safe-conduct

  • 131NORWAY — NORWAY, kingdom in N. Europe. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, when Norway and denmark were united, most general regulations concerning the Jews of Denmark also applied in Norway. However, according to the Norwegian Legal Code promulgated… …

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  • 132SCHUTZJUDEN — (Ger. protected Jews ), Jews who held letters of protection. In the Holy Roman Empire, from 1236 on, Jews were considered serfs of the chamber (servi camerae regis ), a special class of the population protected and taxed by the emperor. Later the …

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