TY - BOOK AU - Levie Bernfeld,Tirtsah TI - Poverty and welfare among the Portuguese Jews in early modern Amsterdam SN - 9781786949837 AV - DS135.N5 A5434 2012eb U1 - 305.892/40492352 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Liverpool, UK PB - The Littman library of Jewish civilization KW - Jews KW - Netherlands KW - Amsterdam KW - History KW - Economic conditions KW - Charities KW - Poor KW - Poverty KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism KW - Juifs KW - Pays-Bas KW - Histoire KW - Conditions économiques KW - Œuvres de bienfaisance KW - Pauvres KW - Pauvreté KW - Aspect religieux KW - Judaïsme KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Discrimination & Race Relations KW - bisacsh KW - Minority Studies KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1863731 ER -