Introductory study 5 Litoměřice Fadañ Loury . Praha Qneb OBečov. nad Teplou zen 5 Mladá Boleslav O Nymburk Kouřm Kolin O Čáslav o Vilémov HabyO Havlíčkův Brod Hradec OKrálově Vysoké o biyło Svitavy Mohelnice Domažice O Klatovy Jihlava Olomouc Legend: certain Jewish settlemts assumed or uncertain Jewish settlements České Budějovice Český Koumnov A Třešť Jindřichův Hradec V Irebič Jemnice O Znojmo Vyškov * eno „Slavkov Uherské Hradiště avn A ☞ Kroměříž Fig. Map of Jewish settlements in the Czech lands up to 1347 (based on the background materials of Martin Musílek, created by Jakub Hlavatý, 2014) ties, the Jews little by little began to deal with entrepreneurship, loaning money and other financial operations, which certainly had influence on their gradual settlement.37 Some baptised Jews managed to penetrate the ducal court, and we also encounter the first crafts- men, physicians or other professions in the Jewish community.8 In following the progress of Jewish settlement, we do not have firm footing even by the end of the 13h century, 87) Cf. ŽEMLIČKA 2002, p. 399; ŽEMLIČKA 1997, p. 211, Note 79, where there is also a summary of the existing opinions on the genesis of Jewish settlement in the Czech lands. 88) Cf. ŽEMLIČKA 1997, pp. 212�213. LXV