Abstract
The Jewish Toleranzpatent issued by Joseph II in February 13, 1782 preserved a principle of the segregation of the Jews in ghettos, on the other hand, it allowed to Jews to live outside a ghetto, provided that they wanted to establish an factory, run an useful activity or that the emperor gave them a special permission. The author of the paper examines a situation in the town Freiberg (Moravia), analyses the term "useful activity", explores, which types of livelihood could become a reason for a residence outside of a ghetto, and answers the question, how the principles of the Jewish Toleranzpatent were realised, who put them into practice and to which extent.
Finally, the author deals the question, how the prescriptions of the Jewish Toleranzpatent were violated.