Statute of Kalisz

AUG 16 1264 · 12:45

Statute of Kalisz

September 8, 1264. Bolesław the Pious grants Jews extensive legal protections — among the most comprehensive in medieval Europe. Extended by Casimir the Great in 1334. Polish lands become Europe's largest Jewish refuge for the next 600 years.

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