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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778692803321

Autore

Litt Stefan <1969->

Titolo

Pinkas, kahal, and the mediene [[electronic resource] ] : the records of Dutch Ashkenazi communities in the eighteenth century as historical sources / / by Stefan Litt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-282-39917-9

9786612399176

90-474-4253-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Studies in Jewish history and culture, , 1568-5004 ; ; v. 19

Disciplina

949.2/004924

Soggetti

Ashkenazim - Netherlands - Hague - History - 18th century

Ashkenazim - Netherlands - Leeuwarden - History - 18th century

Ashkenazim - Netherlands - Middelburg - History - 18th century

Ashkenazim - Netherlands - Oisterwijk - History - 18th century

Ashkenazim - Netherlands - Politics and government - 18th century

Hague (Netherlands) Ethnic relations History Sources

Leeuwarden (Netherlands) Ethnic relations History Sources

Middelburg (Netherlands) Ethnic relations History Sources

Oisterwijk (Netherlands) Ethnic relations History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Governing a Jewish community -- Keeping a pinkas -- Officials of the Jewish community -- Members, origins, and patterns of migration -- Revenue and finance -- Hevras and charities -- Intercommunal frameworks -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Scholars of the rich history of the Jews in the Dutch Republic have tended to concentrate on the remarkable story of Amsterdam. In fact, numerous communities existed in other parts of the country, of which records survive from some, occasionally extending back to the late eighteenth century. This study examines the records of four provincial Ashkenazi communities in eighteenth-century Netherlands: The Hague, Middelburg, Leeuwarden, and Oisterwijk. These internal sources,



compiled by the officials of the Jewish communities concerned, known as pinkassei kahal, have often been neglected by historians. The present study reveals how pinkassim can shed light on the administrative structures and history of Jewish communities, in addition to examining the phenomenon in general, and showing them to be the central and most authoritative documents of Jewish communities in early modern Europe.