Talk:Stadttempel

History section - Edict of Tolerance
I removed the "anti-Jewish" from description of the edict of Joseph II (which was, I think, the Edict of Toleration). Although it seems very intolerant now to have a law that says that a synagogue can't have a street frontage, it was not entirely anti-Jewish and for its time and place contained some quite enlightened provisions. It did, for example, open the way for Jewish people to attend universities and it made it easier for Jews to engage in commerce. It also removed some tax burdens that had been uniquely borne by the Jewish population. Moreover, as the article says, it was not only Jewish places of worship that were not permitted to be seen from the street: the same thing applied, I believe, to any non-Roman Catholic establishment (e.g. a protestant church). Not meaning to be dogmatic, or to give offence, but I suspect that simply labelling the Edict as "anti-Jewish" is a bit simplistic. Ondewelle (talk) 17:15, 16 October 2010 (UTC)