Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam /

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A pioneering study of the relationship between rich and poor that adds a new dimension to the understanding of Jewish life in early modern Amsterdam.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levie Bernfeld, Tirtsah, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool, UK : The Littman library of Jewish civilization, 2012.
Subjects:
Jews > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History.
Jews > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Economic conditions.
Jews > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Charities.
Poor > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Poverty > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Juifs > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Histoire.
Juifs > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Conditions économiques.
Juifs > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Œuvres de bienfaisance.
Pauvres > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Pauvreté > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Jews
Jews > Charities
Jews > Economic conditions
Poor
Poverty > Religious aspects > Judaism
Netherlands > Amsterdam
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Setting the scene
  • 2. Migration of the poor
  • 3. Demographic outline
  • 4. The organization of welfare
  • 5. Financing charity
  • 6. The motives behind charity
  • 7. The daily life of the poor
  • 8. Epilogue.

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