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Authorization for wine warehouses in Poland
King Sigismund Augustus authorized Joseph Nasi to establish wine warehouses and send two agents.
Major fires in Lviv
Major fires occurred in 1527 and 1571, after which the inner community developed.
Release after Isaac’s pledge
Yaakov and others were released after Isaac son of Mordechai pledged household items.
Appointment of Jewish royal treasurers
Two wealthy Jewish men from Krakow and Mazovia were appointed royal chief treasurers in 1512.
Stephen Bathory's reign
Stephen Bathory is identified as a Transylvanian prince and Polish king, 1576–1586.
King spent the winter in Lviv
The king spent the entire winter in Lviv in 1578.
Founding of the Golden Towers synagogue
Isaac ben Nahman and his sons founded a new synagogue in Lviv.
Death of Stephen Bathory
The passage records Stephen Bathory’s death in 1586.
Jesuit arrival in Lviv
Archbishop Sulikowski brought the first Jesuits to Lviv on September 1, 1591.
Synagogue fire
A synagogue burned in 1571, creating difficulties for Lviv’s Jewish community.
Municipal sale of land to Isaac ben Nahman
The city council decided to sell a plot to Isaac ben Nahman on 24 September 1580.
Completion of synagogue construction
Paulus completed Isaac’s synagogue in Gothic style in 1582.
Royal commission appointed to investigate land
The king appointed a new commission to investigate land in Lviv.
Decision to transfer the Jewish quarter to the Jesuits
Commissioners decided to transfer the quarter, eight Jewish houses, and a synagogue to the Jesuits.
Royal court hearing on the Jewish property claim
The Jewish claim was heard before the king on 15 January 1604.
Royal commission visit to Lviv
The commission arrived in Lviv, inspected properties, and held a secret session.
Tribunal ruling on disputed properties
The tribunal ordered the city to repurchase Jewish properties and address the synagogue building.
Community delegation traveled to Warsaw
Community representatives traveled to Warsaw to pursue an appeal in February 1606.
Synagogue transferred to the Jesuits
Municipal representatives admitted the Jesuits and handed over the synagogue.
Agreement between Jewish representatives and the Jesuits
Jewish representatives and Jesuit officials reached an agreement in Warsaw on 10 April 1606.
Defeat of Zebrzydowski’s rebel army
Zebrzydowski’s rebel army was defeated after the Jesuits decided to wait.
1608 tribunal judgment
A tribunal ordered the city to transfer the old synagogue and bathhouse to the Jesuits.
Opening of the new synagogue
The new synagogue was ceremonially opened in spring 1609.
Completion of Jewish payments
The Jews completed payments connected with the dispute settlement on 15 January 1613.
Tatar invasion of Ruthenia
Tatars invaded Ruthenia in 1624, killing and plundering settlements.
Commercial compromise of 1581
A compromise granted Jews limited commercial freedoms in and around Lviv.
Commercial contract with Jews announced
A city councilor announced that the municipality had concluded a contract with Jews.
Third commercial contract signed
The third contract, extending the 1592 compromise, was signed on the same day.
Lviv compromise with the Jewish community
Lviv reached a compromise with Jews and signed a ten-year commercial agreement in 1629.
Jewish delegation to Warsaw
Jewish representatives traveled to Warsaw on behalf of the city’s Jewish community.
Sejmik convening at Vyshnia
The sejmik convened at Vyshnia in 1640 and urged ending Jewish trade restrictions.
Jewish-Christian commercial conflict
Jewish and Christian merchants contested fur and other commercial rights for more than 150 years.
Samuel Tshlbi’s residence in Lviv
Samuel Tshlbi resided in Lviv from 1621 to 1635.
Jewish tailors’ guild existed in 1627
A Jewish tailors’ guild existed in 1627 and was headed by Simeon.
Jewish Orchestra Performs at Weddings
A 13-member Jewish orchestra in Lviv performed at Jewish weddings in the early seventeenth century.
Karaite migration from Lviv to Halych
The Karaites left Lviv and moved to Halych in 1475.