| Pinkas, Kahal, and the Mediene: The Records of Dutch Ashkenazi Communities in the Eighteenth Century as Historical Sources Contributor(s): Litt, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004167730 ISBN-13: 9789004167735 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $205.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: This comparative analysis of the records of four Ashkenazi communities in the Dutch Republic of the eighteenth century reveals new insights into the administrative structures and processes of these communities and into the records themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | Jewish - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 949.200 |
| LCCN: 2008014856 |
| Series: Studies in Jewish History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 236 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scholars of the rich history of the Jews in the Dutch Republic have tended to concentrate on the remarkable story of Amsterdam. In fact, numerous communities existed in other parts of the country, of which records survive from some, occasionally extending back to the late eighteenth century. This study examines the records of four provincial Ashkenazi communities in eighteenth-century Netherlands: The Hague, Middelburg, Leeuwarden, and Oisterwijk. These internal sources, compiled by the officials of the Jewish communities concerned, known as pinkassei kahal, have often been neglected by historians. The present study reveals how pinkassim can shed light on the administrative structures and history of Jewish communities, in addition to examining the phenomenon in general, and showing them to be the central and most authoritative documents of Jewish communities in early modern Europe. |