The patrons and their poor : Jewish community and public charity in early modern Germany / Debra Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Debra, author.

Series:

Jewish culture and contexts.

Jewish culture and contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Germany--Social life and customs.

Jews.

Jews--Germany--Charities--History.

Jews--Charitable contributions--Germany--History.

Poor--Germany--Social conditions.

Poor.

Judaism--Charities--History.

Judaism.

Jews--Germany--Social conditions.

Ashkenazim--Germany--Social conditions.

Ashkenazim.

Germany.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020.

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812297263

0812297261

OCLC:

1164505339