HIST223 Lecture : Course lecture notes Notes from most of the course lectures. Professor does not post slides on ACE.
16 Oct 2011
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Jews in european history towns could bar jews from living there in 1700"s if permitted in a town, had to live in ghettos in big cities, ghettos were walled. Became traders and bankers - not great jobs at the time. Court jews (hofjuden) - very important in european history - helped run important political/royal systems. Jean jacques rousseau - origins of the inequality of mankind. Men are born free and are equal in rights. Voltaire - also argued all men are equal. Individual vs social group - individual key to enlightenment thought. German jew tried to integrate jews into german society. France 1791 - full rights of citizenship granted to jews. Could live anywhere they wanted, work as any profession, could intermarry. Conversion to christianity - about 1/6 in germany. Assimilation - left jewish faith, clubs, organizations, synagogues reform the religion - do away with aspects of the religion that sets them apart (eg kosher diet.
