ISBN:
9780812297263
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (288 p)
,
20 illus
Edition:
[Online-Ausgabe]
Year of publication:
2020
Series Statement:
Jewish Culture and Contexts
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Ḳaplan, Devorah The patrons and their poor
Keywords:
Deutschland
;
Fürsorge
;
Judentum
;
Jüdische Gemeinde
;
Sozialgeschichte
;
Spende
;
Wohltätigkeit
;
RELIGION / Judaism / History
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Deutschland
;
Jüdische Gemeinde
;
Wohltätigkeit
;
Geschichte 1450-1650
;
Judentum
;
Wohlfahrt
;
Fürsorge
;
Spende
;
Geschichte 1500-1800
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Hamburg-Altona
;
Wandsbek
;
Frankfurt am Main
;
Worms
;
Jüdische Gemeinde
;
Wohltätigkeit
;
Geschichte 1450-1650
Abstract:
A pregnant mother, a teacher who had fallen ill, a thirty-year-old homeless thief, refugees from war-torn communities, orphans, widows, the mentally disabled and domestic servants. What this diverse group of individuals—mentioned in a wide range of manuscript and print sources in German, Hebrew, and Yiddish—had in common was their appeal to early modern Jewish communities for aid. Poor relief administrators, confronted with multiple requests and a finite communal budget, were forced to decide who would receive support and how much, and who would not. Then as now, observes Debra Kaplan, public charity tells us about both donors and recipients, revealing the values, perceptions, roles in society, and the dynamics of power that existed between those who gave and those who received.In The Patrons and Their Poor, Kaplan offers the first extensive analysis of Jewish poor relief in early modern German cities and towns, focusing on three major urban Ashkenazic Jewish communities from the Western part of the Holy Roman Empire: Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek, Frankfurt am Main, and Worms. She demonstrates how Jewish charitable institutions became increasingly formalized as Jewish authorities faced a growing number of people seeking aid amid limited resources. Kaplan explores the intersections between various sectors of the population, from wealthy patrons to the homeless and stateless poor, providing an intimate portrait of the early modern Ashkenazic community
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- 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 Eu rope -- 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
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812297263
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