Two Jewsih Women Accused for Keeping the Stolen Goods
Slavonia General Command in Osjek responded to the request of the border authorities regarding the dispute of the two Jewish women named Šedl and Bela, suspected for receiving and keeping stolen goods.
Colonel from Pančevo informed the Zemun Magistrate that the Jew Tajtacek, from Timisoara, was robbed and killed on the road between Novo Selo and Alibunar.
Marijana Rajner stated to the Zemun Magistrate that she had sold to Isak Mojzes two barrels for making brandy and several more items for 350 forints. The sale was announced to the Christian citizens who were producing brandy, but since no one exercised the priority right, the sale was approved.
The order given to Jews through their representative Enoh Henig, stating that the Jews who didn‘t have the residence permit had to leave Zemun by the end of April 1772.
The general major in Novi Banovci brought back to the mother a girl Roza, the Jew who ran away and in Novi Banovci converted to the Catholicism. Fearing that the girl would be harassed by mother and other Jews for converting to another faith, the general requested the Zemun Magistrate to protect her and send her to a catholic priest at her request.
The Zemun Magistrate confirmed that Jozef Krajcajzen and Jakob Rafael Salomon paid the money they owed to the Assistance Fund. They received order to repay their debts from the Petrovaradin Canton.
The report on the bond given by the Jewish merchant Jakob Rafael Salomon to the minor Terezija Mecger, with a request to forward it via the Appeal Court to the Royal War Council.
8 July 1793
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The Jurisdiction in the Disputes between Jewish Citizens
The Slavonia General Command ordered that the inheritance process of the estate of the late rabbi Jeruham should be concluded by the 1st of June 1764. Also, the Command informed the Magistrate that the order of the Baron Volfersdorf issued on the 26th April 1762. According to the order the minor and private disputes should be resolved by the Jewish Community and the Zemun Magistrate had to take care that the election of Jewish magistrates should be organized every year in the presence of a member of the City Council.
The Jewish Community Requested the War Tax Reduction
The Jewish Community informed the Zemun Magistrate that the number of their members had decreased therefore they couldn‘t pay 180 forints for war tax. The Community requested the tax to be 150 forints.
The military commander sent to the Zemun Magistrate a command issued by the Slavonia Command on the 4th December 1781 regarding the status of the Jews. According to the command, the settlement of Jews was still limited and their language was removed from public affairs.
The Slavonia General Command issued a statement regarding the request of the Galician Jews to be released of the military service or to be allowed to celebrate Saturdays and other religious holidays. On that occasion, the emperor stated that the Jews had the same obligations to the State as all other subjects, that their religion should not be insulted, that they were allowed to consume the food they requested and that they could not be forced to work on Saturdays as well as the Christians could not be forced to work on Sundays.
The Jewish Community informed the Zemun Magistrate that the Community had bought the house of Joel Majer and obliged itself to to pay all the debts charged to the house.
The Magistrate‘s Decision on the Obligations of Jewish Community
At the request of the Jewish Community, the Zemun Magistrate decided that: 1) the Jews could address directly the Magistrate regarding less importatn issues, but only if they were not satisfied with the verdict of the Community; 2) The passport could not be issued to any Jew, especially to married Jews without the knowledge of the Jewish Community; 3) the local butcher would be instructed to periodically supply with beef the Jewish Community; 4) Every Jewish inhabitant would have to give contributions for the temple, according to his assets; 5) The Magistrate would solve the problems with floods in the Jewish street.
The Report on Jewish House Owners in Zemun Requested
The General Command requested the Zemun Magistrate to compile a report on the Jewish families that were allowed to own houses by the Court War Council in 1753.
The municipal physician of Zemun requested the Zemun Magistrate to issue him a copy of the certificate of ownership for the house he had bought from the merchant David Koen.
The Court‘s Decreee on the Oath Taken in the Court of Law
The General Command sent a copy of the Court‘s decree stating that the days of repentance should not be taken in consideration when the Jewish citizens were to take the oath in the court of law.
The Slavonia Srem General Command delivered to the Zemun Magistrate a passport for Serbia, which was to be handed over to Barbara, a daughter of Jakob Brandenburger, a merchant.
The Military command informed the Zemun Magistrate that 10 Jewish families addressed the General Command asking to be allowed to stay in Zemun for another year. The Zemun Magistrate was asked not to deport from Zemun families of Jozef Majo, David Haim,
brothers Amar, Mojzes Albahari, brothers Matatio, Sabetaj Abraham, Isak
Almozlino, Juda Koen, Elijas Abraham, Mojzes Farhi.
The Canton Command in Golubinci informed the Zemun Magistrate that the Jew Mojzes made a deal with the community of Pećinci to put bars on the church windows and he was paid arranged fee. The Zemun Magistrate was asked to send Mojzes to Pećinc.
Rabbi Aleksandar Izrael requested the Zemun Magistrate to verify the agreement he had made with the Jewish Community regarding his jurisdictions and salary increase. According to the agreement the rabbi requested the members of the community come to him on the strictly religious matters and for disputes that he would resolve as a magistrate according to the valid Law.
The Houses of Haim Elias and Jakob Albahari to Be Sold
The Police Department informed the Zemun Magistrate that Haim Elias and Jakob Albahari postponed the execution of the decision which ordered them to sell their houses.
