Even after 1848 the Kultusgemeinde was not formally established; but in a speech from April 3rd. 1849 given by the young Emperor Franz Joseph, he made referrance to "the Jewish Community of Vienna".
It was only in 1852 that a provisional municipality law went into affect; therfore one can regard this year as the year of the founding of the Vienna Kultusgemeinde.
Even after 1848 the Kultusgemeinde was not formally established; but in a speech from April 3rd. 1849 given by the young Emperor Franz Joseph, he made referrance to "the Jewish Community of Vienna".
It was only in 1852 that a provisional municipality law went into affect; therfore one can regard this year as the year of the founding of the Vienna Kultusgemeinde.
