(English: 'The Jewish Regulations') was a 1782 Swedish

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containing regulations "for those of the Jewish Nation wishing to move to and settle in the Kingdom (of Sweden)" without having to convert to

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, as the law had stipulated hitherto. The regulations were issued on 27 May 1782 by the National Board of Trade on behalf of the

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and the

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. The regulations came about as a result of King

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allowing Jews to come to Sweden in the 1770s and obtain civil rights without converting. In 1774

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of Bützow, settled permanently as the first Jew in Sweden. The provisions enabled Jews to settle and become naturalized Swedish citizens, as long as they were in possession of assets. Earlier legislation banning Jews altogether was modified so as to only ban poor Jews. The minimum capital stipulated was two thousand ''

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'' that included clothes, effects, household inventory, running costs, and ready cash as well as bills of exchange. Jews could not bring domestic servants with them, lest they smuggle beggar Jews () into the country. Jews were restricted to three cities:

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and

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, where they were permitted to build

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s. However, Jews could only marry within their own faith, could not become Members of Parliament, and were not allowed to

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. Despite the restrictions, a Jewish congregation was established in

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after a few years, and another one existed for a short time in

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, whose porto franco privileges in the 1770s and 1780s placed the town outside of normal Swedish law. The statute also restricted the occupations Jews could pursue: membership of guilds was not open to them. specified occupations such as engraving, the cutting of diamonds and other precious stones, and making instruments, while trading in gold was restricted to the guilds. After the French Revolution of 1830, a wave of liberalism swept across Europe, opposing the privileges of the guilds and aristocracy and demanding inalienable human rights, including the emancipation of the Jews. In February 1838, the King commissioned the Board of Trade to draw up a modernized set of Jewish regulations. Five of the elders of the Stockholm Jewish community demanded that the regulations be repealed. In spite of heavy criticism, 30 June 1838, was repealed. The Jews in Sweden then became Swedish citizens "of the Mosaic creed", but certain restrictions on places of residence and other civil rights remained until 1870. The last of these restrictions were lifted in 1952, when Jews and other non-Christians were allowed to hold government office.

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* *{{Cite book , last=Valentin , first=Hugo , title=Urkunder till judarnas historia i Sverige , publisher=Bonnier , year=1924 , location=Stockholm , pages=18ff , language=sv , oclc=174587 1782 in Sweden Antisemitism in Sweden Class discrimination Jewish Swedish history

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