These permanent Jewish settlers were largely drawn to the commercial opportunities offered by the tourist trade of the town. In particular they were in medical professions that were in demand by the rich - opticians, dentists, and chiropodists. One of the dentists, a Mr. Sigmond, caused a stir on one occasion by challenging Bath's social informality to the limit. In 1808 he invited the Duke of Gloucester for supper! Whether it was a social faux pas or chutzpah on a grand scale by Sigmond (who was in fact life governor of the Neveh Zedek hospital in London) the Duke did respond graciously by sending one of his gentlemen associates in his stead.
Other callings represented in the city by the Jews, were that of teachers of languages. Here again the richer clientele provided a market for the teaching services of Jewish linguists. The language teachers taught the standard Hebrew, but also French and German were in demand by moneyed classes.
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