Dutch Jewry during the Emancipation Period: Gothic Turrets on a Corinthian Building

By Jozeph Michman

By the end of the eighteenth century, the Dutch Jews enjoyed complete freedom of religion, but economic discrimination left the majority of them penniless. Moreover, a bitter conflict broke out between the enlightened and the orthodox Jews, leading to a fierce controversy and the foundation of a separate congegration. In spite of the emancipation decree of 2 September 1796, discrimination continued and only slowly declined in the course of the next century. This book offers a new and original analysis of both the political, economical, religious and literary aspects of this fascinating and tumultuous era.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9053561862
• ISBN13: 9789053561867
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"