With the coronation of the king Václav I., Prague market settlement was declared to be a city. It also concerned those two areas occupied by the expelled Jews so it might be seen as an act of reconciliation for the injustice the inhabitants committed to them. However, it was just the opposite. Jews belonged to the city, but they did not have the same rights as the others. Nowadays it might be referred to as race discrimination. And the reason is? They were not the same faith as the rest of the inhabitants. Christianity – that was the leading power which ruled the world at that time. Or, to be more specific – the representatives of Christianity ruled the world. The power was concentrated in their hands and they did not hesitate to use it. In case they did not like somebody or something, they immediately argued with their faith and with the power they were given.

Jewish religion, since it was so different to Christianity, was the impassable obstacle. Areas where Jews lived were separated by special gates and Jews themselves had to submit to various absurd and very often also humilious commands that extensively limited their freedom. “Ghetto” – that was the name for such an isolated Jewish quarter. Jews were set to deal only with finance and usury (because of its dirtiness and impropriety for Christians). They also had to wear a yellow circle and even a high pointed hat under the reign of Charles IV. Even if the finance business expanded into other quarters and city parts during years, status of the inhabitants of ghetto did not change at all. They were still the outcasts of the society.