▁Jews ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁Christians . ▁They ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁high ▁and ▁low ▁courts ▁of ▁the ▁Baden ▁b ail iff ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁buy ▁" prote ction ▁and ▁safety " ▁letters ▁from ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁that ▁Jews ▁were ▁granted ▁full ▁equality ▁in ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁travel . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁most ▁Jews ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁citiz en ' s ▁corpor ation ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁citiz en ' s ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁L eng n au , ▁but ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁they ▁were ▁formed ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁citiz en ' s ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁Neu - L eng n au . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁citiz en ' s ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁L eng n au ▁and ▁all ▁common ▁property ▁was ▁transferred ▁into ▁the ▁merged ▁citiz en ' s ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Israel ite ▁ret irement ▁home ▁of ▁L eng n au ▁opened . ▁ ▁Pl um ▁war ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁the ▁French ▁under ▁Napoleon ▁I ▁inv aded ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Hel vet ic ▁Republic . ▁ ▁The ▁Republic ▁attempted ▁to ▁modern ize ▁and ▁central ize ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Confeder ation . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁new , ▁liberal ▁state , ▁Swiss ▁reform ers