The Libes Briv of Isaac Wetzlar / Morris M. Faierstein.

Isaac Wetzlar was an eighteenth century wealthy merchant from Celle, Germany who spent many years reflecting on the socio-religious circumstances of German-Jewish society. He wrote Libes Brivin Yiddish as a critique of the situation of this society, and offered suggestions which he felt would improv...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
:
TeilnehmendeR:
Place / Publishing House:Atlanta : : Scholars Press,, 2020.
©2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:Second edition.
Language:English
Hebrew
Series:Brown Judaic studies; 308
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 151, 78 p. )
Notes:The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. To use this book, or parts of this book, in any way not covered by the license, please contact Brown Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Isaac Wetzlar was an eighteenth century wealthy merchant from Celle, Germany who spent many years reflecting on the socio-religious circumstances of German-Jewish society. He wrote Libes Brivin Yiddish as a critique of the situation of this society, and offered suggestions which he felt would improve the spiritual and material situation of his fellow Jews. Faierstein presents the text and translation of this important document, along with an analysis.
ISBN:1951498208
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Morris M. Faierstein.