Privte Minyanim in Galicia, 1789-1848

Rabbi Mintz on Jewish History - Glimpses into the religious Lives of Early Modern European Jewry

This lecture will explore the stablishment of private minyanim in Lemberg, Galicia under the Habsburg rule. These minyanim were authorized by government officials and were not under the jurisdiction of the Jewish community. Why was the government interested in these minyanim? What do this minyanim tell us about the evolving Jewish community in Galicia at the time?