PAULA TIIMAN 9.B Religious Tolerance The Jews in Estonia

Before the II WW Johannes Jodet was believed to be the first noted Jew in 1333 in Estonia In 1593 a Polish king had the Jews banished from Estonia. It was believed that they conned money out of people, but they escaped the deportation by bribing the politicians. Life for them was hard until the 20th century because they were distrusted everywhere, especially when dealing with trading and peoples’ money.

The 20th century 6000 Jews in 1927 Cultural Autonomy in 1926 Special schools in 4 cities National endownment for raising the education level of the Jews The holocaust Had to fight their own people in WW II Jewes weren’t allowed to move homes, walk on streets, use transportation, walk in parks, visit theatres, museums and cinemas, go to school and etc. Estonia Germany

Cultural Autonomy The autonomy law was applied in 1926 It was unique because no other country had a law that let the Jews live by their culture freely and even with the country’s support This is noted in the Jewish history as an act of tolerance towards them when other countries discriminated against them