1. Introduction -- 2. Cottonopolis and Hanseatic City: A Comparative Description of Hamburg and Manchester -- 3. Gemeinde and Congregation: Jewish Welfare at Community Level -- 4. Contact and Co-operation: Jewish Welfare and the Support Systems of Society at Large -- 5. Schooling and Healing: The Institutional Basis of Jewish Welfare -- 6. Immigration and Transmigration: Welfare for Eastern European Jews -- 7. Female Spheres and Recognition: The Welfare Involvement of Jewish Women -- 8. Associational Life and Voluntary Action -- 9. Conclusion
Summary
Organised Jewish welfare was an element in the formation and maintenance of British and German Jewish subcultures. This book examines Jewish welfare in Manchester and Hamburg, and analyses how this affected Jewish identity in 19th century Europe