The Memoirs of Glckel of Hameln by Gluckel (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Memoirs of Glckel of Hameln by Gluckel The diary of a German Jewish widow, begun in 1690 for her children, describes the manner in which she tended her business and family amid war and persecution. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Begun in 1690, this diary of a forty-four-year-old German Jewish widow, mother of fourteen children, tells how she guided the financial and personal destinies of her children, how she engaged in trade, ran her own factory, and promoted the welfare of her large family. Her memoir, a rare account of an ordinary woman, enlightens not just her children, for whom she wrote it, but all posterity about her life and community. Gluckel speaks to us with determination and humor from the seventeenth century. She tells of war, plague, pirates, soldiers, the hysteria of the false messiah Sabbtai Zevi, murder, bankruptcy, wedding feasts, births, deaths, in fact, of all the human events that befell her during her lifetime. She writes in a matter of fact way of the frightening and precarious situation under which the Jews of northern Germany lived. Accepting this situation as given, she boldly and fearlessly promotes her business, her family and her faith. This memoir is a document in the history of women and of life in the seventeenth century. Author Biography GLÜCKEL OF HAMELN (1646-1724) was a German-Jewish businesswoman and diarist, whose account of life provides scholars with an intimate picture of communal life in the late-17th-early 18th century Jewish ghetto. Details ISBN0805205721 Pages 336 Language English ISBN-10 0805205721 ISBN-13 9780805205725 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1987 Translator M. Lowenthal Residence US Birth 1646 Death 1724 Short Title MEMOIRS OF GLUECKEL OF HAMELN DOI 10.1604/9780805205725 UK Release Date 1987-12-27 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Translated from German Illustrations Ill. AU Release Date 1987-12-27 NZ Release Date 1987-12-27 US Release Date 1987-12-27 Author Gluckel Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1987-12-27 Imprint Random House Inc DEWEY 920 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137985946;

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