Jüdische Spenden und Stiftungen im fraktalen Raum des Heiligen Römischen Reichs = Jewish Donations and Foundations in the Fractal Space of the Holy Roman Empire
The essay deals with the donation activities of Jewish people in the Franconian area during the 18th century. Helping those in need was an integral part of religious practice. Donations to co-religionists as well as to Christian institutions and individuals can be proven regularly. The five charitab...
| Published in: | Aschkenas |
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| Subtitles: | "Themenheft: 'Fraktale Räume und jüdische Lebensformen während der Frühen Neuzeit' (Hg. von Michaela Schmölz-Häberlein und Sabine Ullmann)" Jewish Donations and Foundations in the Fractal Space of the Holy Roman Empire |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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| Published: |
De Gruyter
2023
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| In: |
Aschkenas
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Franconia
/ Jews
/ Charitable works
/ Zedakah
/ History 1700-1800
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BH Judaism KBB German language area NCC Social ethics TJ Modern history |
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| Summary: | The essay deals with the donation activities of Jewish people in the Franconian area during the 18th century. Helping those in need was an integral part of religious practice. Donations to co-religionists as well as to Christian institutions and individuals can be proven regularly. The five charitable foundations, which were set up by wealthy members of the Bamberg rural Jewish community, also served the purpose of maintaining the memory of the founder and his family in the long term. With the proceeds from the foundation capital, scholarships were financed and needy relatives supported. They represented important references for the family members, who often lived scattered. Thus had an effect of forming a Common identity. The case of Meyer Levi, who at the same time established religious foundations in the Franconian rural community of Zeckendorf and the suburban community of Pfersee beyond the gates of the imperial city of Augsburg, documents that the supra-regional and cross-territorial interdependencies of Jewish society can be seen within the Zedaka. |
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| ISSN: | 1865-9438 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aschkenas
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/asch-2023-2005 |