... They could also only pass their status to one child free of charge; others could pay to attain it. The next class, which included those in skilled professions, was the same, but not inheritable. The fourth class encompassed clergy and other officials, who could perform religious duties but were excluded from business, the fifth included children of the higher four, who had to marry into one of ... the two highest statuses to keep their own, and the last contained any Jewish employee. Anti-Semitic books and ... thoughts abounded in the Germany that gave birth to Moses Mendelssohn. Early ...

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