window.onload = function(){window.parent.CKEDITOR._["contentDomReadyeditor4"]( window );} The first Jews in Levice are mentioned only in the beginning of the 18th century, however their earlier presence is presumed. The Jewish residence and settlement were restricted by imperial regulation in order to protect the near mining towns from the influence of the Jewish merchants. Only after 1836 the Jewish population started coming to Levice and they created a Jewish community that was in existence there during the following century. The Jews built their first synagogue in Levice in 1853, respectively in 1854. The number of the members of the congregation was increasing so in...