Jewish community in Libochovice in early modern times

The thesis deals with the Jewish community in the early modern times on the example of the town of Libochovice. After fundamental information about the essence of the Jewish religion and culture, there are reminded basic historical connections of the historical development of the Jewish in the Bohemia and conditions which formed special status of the Jewish in the Christian society in the middle age and in the early modern times. Following chapters describes the origin of the Jewish settlement in Libochovice a nd demographical development from 16th to 18th century. The thesis continues with treatise about the topography of the Jewish quarter, about the Jewish trades and crafts in the relationship with the Christians and about the life of the Jewish community in the religions meaning (synagogue, mikveh and cemetery). Briefly there is also written about the historical continuation of the Jewish community in the 19th and 20th century and their death during the holocaust. The part of this thesis is the edition of the fifteen listings of the Jews of Libochovice from years 1697-1846 and the pictures supplement