Położenie ludności żydowskiej w Rzeszowie w połowie XVIII wieku w świetle uniwersałów Teodora Hieronima Lubomirskiego (1753–1761)

Zamoyski, Grzegorz

Położenie ludności żydowskiej w Rzeszowie w połowie XVIII wieku w świetle uniwersałów Teodora Hieronima Lubomirskiego (1753–1761)

Abstract

In the middle of the 18th century Rzeszów was a property of teodor Hieronim Lubomirski, who ruled the city in the years 1753–1761. One of the characteristic features of the city was a numerous group of Jews residing in the part called Nowe Miasto (New City). Jews had an important economic role in the city, being burdened with obligations typical for inhabitants of a private town. Those were specified in privileges granted by monarchs and city owners to residents and guilds existing in the city. Detailed guidelines of functioning of various sectors of the city were specified in universals issued for inhabitants by city owners. Within the years 1753–1761 Teodor Hieronim Lubomirski singed 13 ordinances that regulated the life of Rzeszów citizens — almost all of them applied to Jewish inhabitants as well. The most important document addressed primarily to that group was the universal of January 9th, 1760 in which he constituted a Jewish butchery as a system of kosher slaughter and introduced a complex system of payments for kosher meat. All universals issued by Teodor Hieronim Lubomirski referred to organising trade in the city and increasing the budget income for the owner.

Keywords

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth towns townspeople Jews Rzeszów

Citation

w: Studia i materiały z historii nowożytnej i najnowszej Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, T. 1: Na styku epok. Ziemie południowo-wschodniej Rzeczypospolitej od XVII do początku XIX wieku, redakcja Tomasz Kargol, Witalij Michałowskiss. 85–111