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The Jewish Community in Russia, 1772-1844 / Isaac Levitats.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levitats, Isaac, author.
- Series:
- Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 505
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1943]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Presents a study in Jewish autonomy as it relates to the legal, social, and cultural self-sufficiency of the Jewish community within the Russian state.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Table of Contents
- Chapter I. Introduction
- A. Relation to the Government
- Chapter II. Russian Legislation on the Kahal
- Chapter III. Taxation and Military Service
- Chapter IV. Compulsory Enlightenment
- B. Organization
- Chapter V. Kahal Representation
- Chapter VI. The Association (Hevrah)
- Chapter VII. Mechanism of Communal Organization
- Chapter VIII. Kahal Officialdom
- C. Functions
- Chapter IX. Religious and Educational Activities
- Chapter X. The Judiciary
- Chapter XI. The Judiciary
- Chapter XII. Social Regulation
- Chapter XIII. Conclusion
- Appendix. Contemporary Currency
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-231-89486-4
- OCLC:
- 1100429751
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