NameBenedict Daniel Samuel GOLDSCHMIDT, 11G Grandfather
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A court Jew was a Jewish banker who handled the finances of, or lent money to, European royalty and nobility. In return, they gained social privileges, sometimes being granted noble status. Court Jews were needed because prohibitions against usury applied to Christians but not Jews.
A Parnas was a president or the trustee of a Jewish congregation.
Sometimes both the religious leader and the administrator of the community.