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November 17, 2015

How Did the Magna Carta Affect the Jews?

Two clauses restricted their ability to collect debts.

Ratified in 1215, the Magna Carta laid the foundation for the English constitution and inspired many modern ideas of civil rights and limited government. The document contained two clauses restricting Jewish creditors’ ability to collect from the estates of deceased debtors. Derek Taylor explains:

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