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Title of Article: History of the Jews in the

Netherlands Author: Wikipedia #8


Direct Quotation: Wikipedia states in History of the Jews in the Netherlands that Most history of the jews
in the Netherlands was generated between the end of the 16th century and World War 2.

Paraphrase: The first jews in the province of Gelderland were reported in 1325 (History of the Jews in the
Netherlands).

Summary: In the article History of the Jews in the Netherlands, Wikipedia states that Jews do not seem to have lived on the
province of Holland before 1593; a few references to them are in existence which distinctly mention them as present in the other
provinces at an earlier date, especially after their expulsion from France in 1321 and the persecutions in Hainaut and the Rhine
provinces.The first Jews in the province of Gelderland were reported in 1325. Jews have been settled in Nijmegen, the oldest
settlement, in Doesburg, Zutphen, and in Arnhem since 1404. In 1349 the Duke of Guelders was authorized by the Emperor Louis
iv of the Holy Roman Empire of Germany to receive Jews in his duchy, where they provided services, paid a tax, and were
protected by the law.

Citation in MLA format: Wikipedia. History of the Jews in the Netherlands. History of the Jews in the
Netherlands. Last modified on 23 April, 2017. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Netherlands>

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