Nov. 18, 1803

Royal Order, issued by Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, for the City of Aarhus [Present-day Denmark]: “All Jews in Aarhus must hold synagogue together in the rooms furnished by Philip Meyer Levissohn, in his own house; in addition, they may not hold their worship in any other way, and he must be the Chief Elder of the Jewry of Aarhus. [Researcher’s note: Aarhus is Denmark’s second-largest city.]
Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 181. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 6/14/2020