Statute of Kalisz: Poland Grants Jews Freedom and Safety
Duke Boleslaus the Pious promulgated the Statute of Kalisz, granting Jews in Greater Poland legal protections including personal liberty, freedom of worship, and jurisdiction over internal community affairs. This charter became the foundation of Jewish communal autonomy in Poland for the next five centuries, making the kingdom the safest haven for Jews in medieval Europe.
September 8, 1264
762 years ago
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