Title Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam / Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld

Published Liverpool, UK : The Littman library of Jewish civilization, 2012

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Description 1 online resource 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-545) and index Notes Print version record Subject Jews -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History Jews -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Economic conditions Jews -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Charities Poor -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam Poverty -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Jews Jews -- Charities Jews -- Economic conditions Poor Poverty -- Religious aspects -- Judaism Netherlands -- Amsterdam Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781786949837 1786949830

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