Genealogy Projects tagged with Chasdei Ashkenaz on the Geni Family Tree

Talmudic Scholars of Austria (1100 - 1600)

Great Rabbis of Medieval Austria The history of the Jews in Austria likely originates in an exodus of Jews from the Roman occupation of Israel. Proof exists of a Jewish presence in Vienna since 1194. The first named individual was Schlom, Duke Frederick I’s Münzmeister (master of the mint). The existence of a Jewish community in the area is only known for sure after the start of the 12th centur...