Félix Le Pelletier de La Houssaye
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Félix Le Pelletier de La Houssaye was Controller-General of Finances
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While serving as 1701 the Intendant of Alsace, in 1701, Le Pelletier issued a ruling permitting Jewish worship in clandestine synagogues in response to a complaint brought by an abbe. It reads, "The worship which the Jews established in Reichshoffen
is not as public as one would have you believe. There is no synagogue per se, only, by a custom long established in this province, when there are seven Jewish families in one locale, those who compose them assemble, without scandal, in a house of their sect for readings and prayers."
Controller-General of Finances
The Controller-General of Finances was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1661 to 1791. The position replaced the former position of Superintendent of Finances , which was abolished with the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet.- History :The term "contrôleur général" in...
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While serving as 1701 the Intendant of Alsace, in 1701, Le Pelletier issued a ruling permitting Jewish worship in clandestine synagogues in response to a complaint brought by an abbe. It reads, "The worship which the Jews established in Reichshoffen
Reichshoffen
Reichshoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-See also:* Battle of Worth, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department-References:*...
is not as public as one would have you believe. There is no synagogue per se, only, by a custom long established in this province, when there are seven Jewish families in one locale, those who compose them assemble, without scandal, in a house of their sect for readings and prayers."