Ideals Face Reality - Jewish Law and Life in Poland, 1550-1655

Jewish life in early modern Poland was characterized by an adherence to Jewish law that had been inherited from medieval Franco-German Jewry; almost all aspects of activity, even the most personal of matters, fell within its purview.

Summary

Jewish life in early modern Poland was characterized by an adherence to Jewish law that had been inherited from medieval Franco-German Jewry; almost all aspects of activity, even the most personal of matters, fell within its purview.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Fram
• Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1997
• EAN: 9780878204205
• ISBN: 978-0-87820-420-5
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 155 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union College; Monographs of the Hebrew Union; Monographs of the Hebrew Union College
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories