In the Christian-dominated Europe of the premodern period, privileges were the central foundation of the legal position of the Jews. The privilege granted by a sovereign did not necessarily mean a preferential treatment with regard to the Jews. Usually, it granted protection limited in time, scope, and space, a…
Privilege(3,700 words)
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J. Friedrich Battenberg, “Privilege”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 07 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0704>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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