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The Jews of Prussia from the time of their readmission in 1671 willingly engaged themselves in the economic development of the state. This participation was for some a means to prosperity, no less than a means to the creation of a cultural centre, of such magnitude that to the reign of Frederick the Great, 1740–86, has been ascribed the beginnings of modern Jewish history.1 Less doubtful is the reciprocal benefit that accrued to each party, the price being paid by the kehillah as an institution.
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‘Jerusalem’in Berlin
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Kochan, L. (2004). ‘Jerusalem’ in Berlin. In: The Making of Western Jewry, 1600–1819. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230800021_13
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