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The Jewish Law in Bavaria
Loeb's father continued to work as a peddler even though the Jew law forbade its practice. His sons could not follow in the family business or choose any other traditional Jewish trade. The new rules regarding marriage made most men ineligible as husbands, and the available woman were snatched up by those who were. Thousands of Jews left Bavaria to find religious and social tolerance across the ocean.