Jews settled in Karlsruhe, a city in southwest Germany, shortly after its foundation in 1715. In 1783, a decree issued by margrave Charles Friederich granted Jews permission to settle wherever they pleased in Karlsruhe and freed them from the death tax, paid to the Christian clergy for each Jewish burial. The title page of this haggadah documents the Jewish community’s appreciation for their ruler Charles Friederich and includes praise and the wishes that God “exalt his glory and uplift his sovereignty.

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