Żydzi w samorządach miast galicyjskich (na przykładzie Krakowa i Lwowa)

• Authors: Łukasz Tomasz Sroka

Abstracts

EN

The presence of Jews in the representations of Galician cities was both one of the results of the introduction of their equal rights, and its consolidation. Jews present in municipal governments took care about matters relevant not only for their community. They engaged in key projects directed at all citizens, regardless of faith and nationality. The voting system (due to the specific division into circles and curiae) preferred the richest and the best-educated. In consequence, the Jewish community was commonly represented in city councils by those coming from families of assimilated representatives of intelligentsia, merchants and bankers. Obviously, the greatest percentage of white-collar employees could be observed in bigger cities, being seats of courts, barrister’s chambers, notary offices, secondary schools and higher education institutions. Therefore, from that time on, their voice could be heard in the public space and had to be taken into account.

Keywords

EN

Jews; municipal government; Galicia; Krakow; Lviv

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Krakowskie Studia Małopolskie
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 19
• Pages: 98-109

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Łukasz Tomasz Sroka

Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ksm201408

Biblioteka Nauki

2028745