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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland#Center_of_the_Jewish_world:_1505%E2%80%9372 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Pol

by llukas 8y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland#Center_of_the_Jewish_world:_1505%E2%80%9372 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland#... Autonomy with regards to administration and official recognition, where in other parts of Europe they were chased away? When referring to medieval times "privilege" in context of laws has bit different meaning than today.

Hasknewbie 8y ago
From your link: "...mainly followed in the tolerant policy of his father and also granted autonomy to the Jews in the matter of communal administration and laid the foundation for the power of the Qahal, or autonomous Jewish community." I stand corrected, I was not aware of that point.