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Lviv representatives attended the committee session at Olesko
Yosef Tsimels and Zalman Pinchas represented Lviv at Olesko in 1763.
Yitzhak Landau elected regional rabbi
Regional committee leaders elected Yitzhak Landau as regional rabbi in 1735.
Aryeh Leib returned to Glogau
The dispute between the two rabbis ended when Aryeh Leib returned to Glogau in 1740.
Simcha HaKohen Rapoport died at Szczerzec
Simcha HaKohen Rapoport died while traveling to his rabbinical post.
Yitzhak Landa selected as Krakow rabbi
Yitzhak Landa was selected as rabbi in Krakow in 1754.
Chaim Rapoport selected as rabbi of the entire Galilee
Chaim Rapoport was selected as rabbi of the entire Galilee at a committee meeting.
Confirmation of Chaim Rapoport as regional rabbi
Voivode Czartoryski reconfirmed Chaim Rapoport as regional rabbi in 1769.
Council session in 1589
Yitzhak ben Nahman and Mordechai ben Yitzhak participated in a Council of Four Lands session.
Decision to abolish Jewish councils
The Senate and Sejm voted to abolish Jewish councils and change taxation procedures.
Austrian forces entered Poland
The first Austrian units entered Poland across the Carpathians on 14 May 1772.
Lviv was occupied by Austrian forces
Lviv was occupied without resistance in September 1772 and transferred to Austrian command.
Jewish oath ceremony in Lviv
Lviv Jews swore allegiance before a Catholic cathedral on 4 October 1773.
Establishment of Galicia’s Jewish administration
The 1776 Jewish regulations established Galicia’s Jewish administrative structure.
Request for a Jewish post station
Zipporah Parshlin petitioned for a post station in Lviv's Jewish quarter.
Appointment of Shlomo Benjamin Pershal in Lviv
Shlomo Benjamin Pershal was appointed Lviv's Jewish physician.
Kitzian’s administrative mission in Galicia
Kitzian was sent from Vienna to organize Galicia’s administration in May 1773.
Demolition of Jewish houses in Zolkiv
Authorities agreed to demolish 68 Jewish houses because of fire danger.
Petition by Lviv community leaders
Lviv community leaders petitioned to preserve distilleries for Jews who depended on them.
Order to remove distilleries from Galician Jews
Emperor Joseph II ordered immediate removal of distilleries from Jews in Galicia.
Lviv Jewish delegation travels to Vienna
The Lviv community selected and funded a delegation to present requests concerning Jewish conditions.
Delegation reached Vienna
A delegation reached Vienna and submitted a petition to the emperor in June 1790.
Christian merchants' petition
Christian merchants' representatives submitted a petition to restrict Jewish commercial rights in Lviv.
Petition by Jewish merchants and property owners
Jacob Kirtvau and Simha Rafporom petitioned Emperor Franz I to remain in their homes.
Postponement of Jewish relocation from Lviv
The community secured a three-year postponement of the relocation date.
Jewish population count in Lviv in 1792
The passage records 11,765 Jewish residents in Lviv in 1792.
Jewish population count in Lviv in 1795
The passage records 11,966 Jewish residents in Lviv in 1795.
Jewish population count in Lviv in 1800
The passage records 13,302 Jewish residents in Lviv in 1800.
Jewish population count in Lviv in 1803
The passage records 13,297 Jewish residents in Lviv in 1803.
1794 complaints and investigation
Authorities investigated complaints against community officials over alleged tax-fund misconduct.
Barak Yoslevitz’s stay in Lviv
Barak Yoslevitz stayed in Lviv in September 1796.
Proposal for a Jewish military brigade
Yoslevitz proposed an Austrian Jewish brigade of 6,000–8,000 soldiers against France.
Opening of the First Government Gymnasium in Lviv
The first gymnasium of the government education network opened in Lviv on 1 September 1784.
Establishment of the University in Lviv
A university with philosophy, law, and medicine faculties was established in Lviv on 3 July 1784.
Teacher-training course established in Lviv
A special course for training suitable teachers was established in Lviv under government supervision.
Homberg appointed supervisor of Jewish schools
Hertz Homberg was appointed supervisor of Jewish schools in Galicia.
Establishment of Jewish schools in Galicia
Forty-one schools were established in Galicia by 1788, including two in Lviv.