Although they were scattered around, many of the Jews settled in Copenhagen. Abraham Salomon became the first rabbi in the country in 1687. From 1766 until 1795, around 1,500 Jews worshipped in a small synagogue until it burned down.
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Copenhagen became a hub for Jewish settlement, with Abraham Salomon playing a pivotal role as the country's first rabbi in 1687. Between 1766 and 1795, approximately 1,500 Jews worshipped at a small synagogue before it was destroyed.