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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796320503321

Autore

Levie Bernfeld Tirtsah <1952->

Titolo

Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam / / Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, Or. : , : The Littman library of Jewish civilization, , 2011

ISBN

1-80034-043-5

1-78694-983-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 590 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Liverpool scholarship online

Disciplina

305.892/40492352

Soggetti

Jews - Netherlands - Amsterdam - History

Jews - Netherlands - Amsterdam - Economic conditions

Jews - Netherlands - Amsterdam - Charities

Poor - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Poverty - Religious aspects - Judaism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2019).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

The reputed wealth and benevolence of the Portuguese Jews of early modern Amsterdam attracted many impoverished people to the city, both ex-Conversos from the Iberian peninsula and Jews from many other countries. In describing the consequences of that migration in terms of demography, admission policy, charitable institutions-public and private-philanthropy and daily life, and the dynamics of the relationship between the rich and the poor, Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld adds a nuanced new dimension to the understanding of Jewish life in the early modern period.