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In Weimar lived Jews already in the Middle Ages. For the first time Jewish inhabitants are mentioned at the beginning of the 14th century. From the persecution of Jews in the plague period 1348/49 were probably also the Jews of Weimar affected. After that, according to an uncertain source, a Weimar Jew is only mentioned again in 1379. A secure mention is available from 1390  1418 there were eight adult gainfully employed Jewess*Jews in the city (six men, two women in six families). They lived from money trade.