The Libes Briv of Isaac Wetzlar /

"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...

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Main Author: Wetzlar, Isaac, -1751 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (sponsoring body.), National Endowment for the Humanities (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Satlow, Michael L. (editorial director.), Faierstein, Morris M. (Editor, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Yiddish
Published: Atlanta, Georgia : Scholars Press, [2020]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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."--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Edition statement from online full metadata page.
"Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License."--T.p. verso
"Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program."--T.p. verso
"This edition contains typographical corrections of the original text."--Publishers' preface
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781951498191
Access:Open Access