1782 ⟶ Joseph II's Toleranzpatent and its Consequences

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II abolishes most of persecution p...
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1782

📜 Joseph II's Toleranzpatent and its Consequences

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II abolishes most of persecution practices in Toleranzpatent on condition that Yiddish and Hebrew are eliminated from public records and judicial autonomy is annulled. Judaism is branded "quintessence of foolishness and nonsense". Moses Mendelssohn writes: "Such a tolerance... is even more dangerous play in tolerance than open persecution".⟶
Joseph II's Toleranzpatent and its Consequences (1782)
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Joseph II's Toleranzpatent and its Consequences (1782)