Land Rabbinate Ansbach

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The Land Rabbinate Ansbach was a rabbinate in the Margraviate of Ansbach , which has been documented since the beginning of the 17th century and existed until 1792, the year the margraviate was incorporated into the Prussian state .

history

In the 17th century, the office of the rabbi was temporarily in Mainbernheim , Feuchtwangen , Treuchtlingen , Crailsheim and Ansbach . After the death of the land rabbi Bärmann Fränkel in 1708, the seat of the land rabbinate was permanently moved to Schwabach . After 1792, Prussia created the district rabbinates in Ansbach, Crailsheim, Gunzenhausen , Schwabach, Uffenheim and Wassertrüdingen , analogous to the administrative structure. From 1813 the district rabbinates were created in the area that had belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria since 1806 .

Official area

In 1714 the Land Rabbinate of Ansbach included 49 villages with around 500 Jewish families. The places with the most Jewish families were Schwabach (30) and Wittelshofen (30), only one Jewish family each lived in Gnodstadt and Segnitz . The territorial fragmentation of the places with Jewish residents in the Margraviate of Ansbach made the employment of sub- rabbis necessary. In the 18th century, the land rabbi was subordinate to six sub-rabbis, who in turn were assisted by assessors.

Competencies of the land rabbi

According to an ordinance from 1707, the land rabbi was responsible for:

  • Conducting the service
  • Marriages and divorces
  • Inventories and divisions in inheritance cases
  • Drafting marriage and child contracts
  • Jurisprudence in debt and civil actions between Jews. In order to enforce their judgments, the land rabbis were able to impose fines and penalties. The authorities assured their support in the execution of the sentences imposed.

Land rabbis

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