An Act to Oblige the Jews to Maintain and Provide for their Protestant Children

This Act of the British Parliament, passed in 1702, mandates that Jewish parents must continue to financially support their children who convert to Protestantism. This legislation, included in a volume of Acts from 1701-1704, stems from a petition regarding a young woman who was disowned upon converting. While intended to encourage conversions, this act remained in effect until its repeal in 1865.

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