The Patrons and Their Poor: Jewish Community and Public Charity in Early Modern Germany

by Debra Kaplan

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081225239X
• ISBN13: 9780812252392
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"