The great difficulties that stand in the…

The great difficulties that stand in the way of prospective Jewish settlers in Lübeck suggests the evasion of the prohibition by a settlement in the neighboring territory of Denmark.

A number of Jews, mostly Polish fugitives, settle in the village of Moisling as early as 1700, and, in spite of constant protests by the guild, the council has to grant them, as Danish subjects, the right to enter the city, although under great restrictions.