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Jewish schools operating in Lviv
Four schools and a girls’ school operated in Lviv in 1790.
Additional girls’ schools added in Lviv
Two additional girls’ schools were added in Lviv in 1793.
Nathan Gontzenhausen appointed elementary school director
Nathan Gontzenhausen was appointed director of the elementary school after Morgentau's resignation.
Delegation traveled to Vienna
Representatives from several Galician communities traveled to Vienna seeking educational relief.
Imperial criticism of Jewish schools
Emperor Franz I expressed dissatisfaction with Jewish schools in 1793.
Parents and teacher imprisoned
Sixty-seven parents and one teacher were imprisoned for preventing children from attending school.
Vienna inquiry into school complaints
Vienna authorities requested the Lviv school director’s opinion in November 1795.
Teacher-training courses approved at the seminary
Teacher-training courses were approved at the seminary in 1793.
Seminary enrollment fell to one student
Only one student remained at the Jewish teachers' seminary in 1798.
Vienna authorities questioned seminary enrollment
Vienna authorities demanded an explanation for the seminary's single remaining student.
Homberg left Galicia for Vienna
Homberg left Galicia and went to Vienna in 1801.
Jewish school network was ordered closed
Emperor Francis I ordered Galicia's Jewish education network closed in 1806.
Isaac Reuben Fuchs admitted to a gymnasium
Isaac Reuben Fuchs was admitted to a gymnasium and received permission to attend in Jewish dress.
Publication of Merkevet HaMishneh
Shlomo ben Moshe Halma published Merkevet HaMishneh in 1761.
Birth of Pinhas Eliyahu Horowitz
Pinhas Eliyahu Horowitz was born in Lviv.
Death of Pinhas ben Eliyahu
Pinhas ben Eliyahu died in Krakow on 21 April 1821.
Rabbinic ban against proponents of the Haskalah
Rabbi Tzvi Ornstein imposed a ban against proponents of the Haskalah in Lviv.
Austrian conquest of Krakow
Austria conquered Krakow in 1796.
Temporary Russian occupation of Lviv
Russian forces temporarily occupied Lviv in 1809.
Polish forces enter Lviv
Polish forces under Prince Poniatowski entered Lviv in 1809.
Russian troops enter Lviv
Russian forces entered Lviv and remained there until December 1809.
Austrian brigade enters Lviv
An Austrian army brigade entered Lviv on 15 June 1809.
Lviv-area population census
An 1825 census recorded Jewish and total populations in Lviv and surrounding suburbs.
Schwamberg requested permission to reside outside the Jewish quarter
Yosef Schwamberg requested a residence permit in October 1815 because he wore European clothing.
Schwamberg renewed his request to reside outside the Jewish quarter
Schwamberg renewed his request in March 1816 and submitted proof of his family’s European dress.
Lviv Jews received permission to move outside the Jewish quarter
Johann Seligman, Paul Mendelssohn, and Tzadok Hirsch Goldberg were cited as precedents.
Some Jewish merchants received permission to live outside the Jewish quarter
In September 1818, Jewish merchants noted for cleanliness and order received permission to live in the city.
Election of community leaders in 1817
Five leaders were elected to head the Jewish community in 1817.
New community elections in March 1818
New elections were held in March 1818, with no change in results.
Jewish hospital established
The Jewish community maintained a hospital beginning in 1801.
Collection of funds for the Land of Israel
Funds were collected for Jews in or emigrating to the Land of Israel.
Prince Metternich stayed in Lviv
Prince Metternich stayed in Lviv for an extended period in 1823 because of sudden illness.
Court Chancellery proposal to abolish Jewish taxes
The Court Chancellery proposed abolishing Jewish taxes and equalizing fiscal treatment in 1830.
Freiherr von Hauer’s survey of Galicia
Freiherr von Hauer surveyed Galicia in July 1816 and reported on Jewish clothing.
Petition against proposed changes to Jewish clothing
Jewish merchants of Lviv submitted a petition opposing proposed changes to Jewish clothing.
Isaac Erter taught in Lviv
Isaac Erter taught languages, mathematics, and history in Lviv from 1816 to 1819.