Emancipation and poverty : the Ashkenazi Jews of Amsterdam, 1796-1850
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Emancipation and poverty : the Ashkenazi Jews of Amsterdam, 1796-1850
(St. Antony's/Macmillan series)
Macmillan Press , St. Martin's Press, 2000
- : uk
- : us
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-230) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a study examining the impact of emancipation on the lives of Amsterdam's Jews. The enactment of equality in 1796 failed to provide these Jews with similar rights and opportunities as the non-Jews. Two thirds of Amsterdam's Jewish community remained poor for much of the 19th century. Even though the declaration of emancipation should have provided the Jews with legal and social equality, the Dutch authorities continued to retain their perception of the Jews as a separate and different group of predominantly uncultured paupers and never made it their priority to remove all restrictive measures.
Table of Contents
List of Figures, Maps and Tables - Preface - Abbreviations - The Nature of Emancipation in Europe - The Ambiguities and Limits of Establishing a Jewish Community pre-1796 - The Uncertain Terms of Jewish Emancipation 1796-1813 - Prejudice and Intolerance: Amsterdam's Treatment of the Jewish Poor - Education: An Attempt to Reform and Acculturate the Jewish Poor - Conclusion - Endnotes - Bibliography - Index
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