The patrons and their poor: Jewish community and public charity in early modern Germany
Debra Kaplan offers the first extensive analysis of Jewish poor relief in early modern German cities and towns, exploring the intersections between various sectors of the populations--from wealthy patrons to the homeless and stateless poor--providing an intimate portrait of the early modern Ashkenaz...
| Summary: | Debra Kaplan offers the first extensive analysis of Jewish poor relief in early modern German cities and towns, exploring the intersections between various sectors of the populations--from wealthy patrons to the homeless and stateless poor--providing an intimate portrait of the early modern Ashkenazic community. Cover -- The Patrons and Their Poor -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Note on Currencies and Translations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Early Modern Jewish Communities and Their Records -- Chapter 2. Something Happened to Charity in Early Modern Europe -- Chapter 3. Charity, Economy, and Communal Discipline -- Chapter 4. The Residential Poor -- Chapter 5. The Transient Poor -- Chapter 6. Constructing a Community of Donors -- Epilogue. Charity Across Borders -- Appendix. Foreign Jews in Frankfurt's Judengasse, 1694 -- Notes -- Glossary of Foreign Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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| ISBN: | 0812297261 |