02844nam 2200577 450 991046641950332120200520144314.01-80034-043-51-78694-983-0(CKB)3830000000060169(MiAaPQ)EBC5485139(UkCbUP)CR9781786949837(Au-PeEL)EBL5485139(OCoLC)1040694927(StDuBDS)EDZ0002405568(EXLCZ)99383000000006016920210107e20212012 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPoverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam /Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld[electronic resource]Oxford :Oxford University Press,2021.1 online resource (xvi, 590 pages)Liverpool scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2012.1-904113-57-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Early modern Amsterdam was a prosperous city renowned for its relative tolerance, and many people hoping for a better future, away from persecution, wars, and economic malaise, chose to make a new life there. Conversos and Jews from many countries were among them, attracted by the reputed wealth and benevolence of the Portuguese Jews who had settled there. Behind the facade of prosperity, however, poverty was a serious problem. It preoccupied the leadership of the Portuguese Jewish community and influenced its policy on admitting newcomers. This book looks at poverty and welfare from the perspective of both benefactors and recipients.Liverpool scholarship online.JewsNetherlandsAmsterdamHistoryJewsNetherlandsAmsterdamEconomic conditionsJewsNetherlandsAmsterdamCharitiesPoorNetherlandsAmsterdamPovertyReligious aspectsJudaismJewsHistory.JewsEconomic conditions.JewsCharities.PoorPovertyReligious aspectsJudaism.305.892/40492352Levie Bernfeld Tirtsah1952-904460Littman Library of Jewish Civilization,StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910466419503321Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam2022383UNINA