Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla s grandfather, Shiv Narayana Birla used his capital from a moneylending business and started a cotton business.
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They thrived in Baghdad during the 18th and 19th centuries under Ottoman rule, performing critical commercial functions such as moneylending and banking.
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The Rhineland communities were relatively wealthy, both due to their isolation, and because they were not restricted as Catholics were against moneylending.
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One of the reasons that moneylending was open to Jews as a profession was that European Christian culture regarded moneylending as sinful or immoral.
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One of the reasons that moneylending was open to Jews as a profession was that European Christian culture regarded moneylending as sinful or immoral.
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Moneylending was first noted as a significant occupation in the 9th century, and in the 10th century, some Jews were large scale financiers.
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This prevalence in the field of moneylending has led to scholarly debate which considered the question of why Jews gravitated towards money-related occupations.
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Like the Armenians, the Jews could engage in necessary commercial activities, such as moneylending and banking, that were proscribed for Muslims under Islamic law.
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Between the year 2014 and 2015, there was an observed statistical decrease in violent or serious property offences, housebreaking, theft and unlicensed moneylending harassment.
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Although Jews had not been particularly associated with moneylending in antiquity, a stereotype of them acting in this capacity was developed beginning in the 11th century.
