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Levie Bernfeld, Tirtsah, 1952-

Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam / Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-545) 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.

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.

ISBN: 9781786949837 (electronic bk.) 1786949830 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctv1rv3fw JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jews--History.--Netherlands--Amsterdam
Jews--Economic conditions.--Netherlands--Amsterdam
Jews--Charities.--Netherlands--Amsterdam
Poor--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
Poverty--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Juifs--Histoire.--Pays-Bas--Amsterdam
Juifs--Conditions économiques.--Pays-Bas--Amsterdam
Juifs--Œuvres de bienfaisance.--Pays-Bas--Amsterdam
Pauvres--Pays-Bas--Amsterdam.
Pauvreté--Aspect religieux--Judaïsme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Jews.
Jews--Charities.
Jews--Economic conditions.
Poor.
Poverty--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Netherlands--Amsterdam.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: DS135.N5 / A5434 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.892/40492352