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LOT 77:
The Status of Polish Jews - Matheus Butrymowicz – Warsaw, 1789
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The Status of Polish Jews - Matheus Butrymowicz – Warsaw, 1789
Sposób Uformowania Zydów Polskich w Pozytecznych Krajowi Obywatelow. Matheus Butrymowicz. Warsaw, 1789. First Edition.
In this booklet, published by the Polish politician Butrymowicz, which he even sent to the polish king, the writer suggests a plan to turn the Polish Jews into more useful citizens. He claims that the Polish law relates to the Jews as a foreign element, burdens them with exceptional taxes, does not grant them rights as to the rest of the citizens, and as a result society's attitude towards the Jews is negative and one cannot expect them to be useful to the state. When, in 1790, a committee was established in Poland to reform the status of the Jews, Butrymowicz was one of its active members.
[1], 46 pages, 14.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Tear to title leaf. Cut edges. Pencil marks in the booklet. Modern binding.
