Metadata: Jewish Court of Altona
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- Hamburg State Archive
- Holding institution (official language):
- Staatsarchiv Hamburg
- Postal address:
- Kattunbleiche 19, 22041 Hamburg
- Phone number:
- +49 (0)40 428313205
- Web address:
- www.hamburg.de/staatsarchiv
- Reference number:
- 522-1_
- Title:
- Jewish Court of Altona
- Title (official language):
- Jüdisches Gericht zu Altona
- Creator/accumulator:
- Jewish Court of Altona
- Date(s):
- 1767/1890
- Language:
- German
- Hebrew
- Yiddish
- Extent:
- the total extent of registry 131-1 I is 70.9 metres; no individual details are available.
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The cases heard by the Jewish Court in Altona are listed in the main minute books, which are also referred to as Dajanim books (from Hebrew Dajan, pl. Dajanim: Judge). A subcategory to these files are the indices, which are also part of this collection. In terms of content, the main focus is on negotiations for violations of community discipline, such as disruptions of worship or absence.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Although Jewish law encompasses all areas of law, Jewish jurisdiction in Central Europe in early modern times was limited to disputes arising between Jews. In addition, cases involving life and limb were reserved for state jurisdiction. According to Jewish law, the court may consist of three civilians or three legally qualified rabbis. At the beginning of the existence of the Altona congregation the former variant existed more frequently but since the middle of the 17th century rabbis gained influence. The jurisdiction of the head of the congregation (=civilians) was limited to violations of congregational discipline.
- Subject terms:
- Bet din
- Halakhah
- Jewish community
- Jewish community records
- Legal matters
- Synagogues
- System of arrangement:
- The material is arranged in thematic order.
- Finding aids:
- Overview, finding aid.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?ID=1047120
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Esther Yen
