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Beth-Zion Abrahams - The Life of Gluckel of Hameln - 9780827609433 - V9780827609433
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The Life of Gluckel of Hameln

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Description for The Life of Gluckel of Hameln Paperback. A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve, she wrote the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany. Editor(s): Abrahams, Beth-Zion. Num Pages: 230 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.

A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism’s earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish

Glückel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve. Devastated by the death of her beloved husband in 1689, she proceeded to write the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany.

This volume also features an introduction by translator Beth-Zion Abrahams that provides a fuller background of the author's life and tells how Glückel came to write the memoir that would provide insight for centuries to come into ... Read more

Glückel (1646–1724) was born to a prominent family in Hamburg, Germany. At the age of fourteen, she was married to a wealthy gems dealer in an arranged marriage and became his business and financial adviser while bearing and raising their twelve children. She continued to manage his enterprises even after his death in 1689, until her second husband, a successful banker, lost all their money, and her life ended in near poverty.

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Product Details

Publisher
Jewish Publication Society United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, United States
ISBN
9780827609433
SKU
V9780827609433
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Ref
99-1

About Beth-Zion Abrahams
British scholar Beth-Zion Abrahams is the author of The Jews in England, as well as numerous scholarly articles on English Jewry and Jewish authors.

Reviews for The Life of Gluckel of Hameln
“For those who do not already have Glückel’s memoir on their shelves, this JPS volume is a great introduction to the most famous female Jewish writer of all time.”—JOFA Journal "The Life of Glückel of Hameln is an important historical document, not only in regard to Jewish communal life, but also due to the various world events that she chronicled, ... Read more

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