Migration and Mobility in Prague’s Jewish Community during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Period
Contributions by Eva Doležalová Contributions by Lenka Blechová Contributions by Kajetan Holeček Contributions by Petra Justová Contributions by Josef Münzberger Edited by Marie Buňatová
Hardback (Published)
(July 2025)
ISBN: 9783205221616
6.89 x 9.65 inches
Price: $75.00
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Since the Middle Ages, the history of European Jews has been characterised by migrations that were triggered by expulsions from certain countries, but were also motivated by trade and cultural, religious and family contacts between the communities. This publication is the first comprehensive treatment of the topic of migration and mobility in the Jewish community in Prague, which was one of the most important in the 16th century. Based on extensive archival research, it offers a new perspective on the causes, course and consequences of the migration of Prague’s Jews. At the same time, the authors also trace the supra-regional mobility of Jewish merchants and traders, family networks and the mobility of rabbis, doctors and other scholars whose fates were linked to Prague.
The first comprehensive treatment of the topic of migration in the Jewish community in Prague. The book provides a trans-regional context and a new perspective on family networks and the mobility of merchants, scholars and rabbis between Prague and other Jewish communities in Europe. Since the Middle Ages, the history of European Jews has been characterised by migrations that were triggered by expulsions from certain countries, but were also motivated by trade and cultural, religious and family contacts between the communities. This publication is the first comprehensive treatment of the topic of migration and mobility in the Jewish community in Prague, which was one of the most important in the 16th century. Based on extensive archival research, it offers a new perspective on the causes, course and consequences of the migration of Prague’s Jews. At the same time, the authors also trace the supra-regional mobility of Jewish merchants and traders, family networks and the mobility of rabbis, doctors and other scholars whose fates were linked to Prague.
- Contributions by Eva Doležalová
- Contributions by Lenka Blechová
- Contributions by Kajetan Holeček
- Contributions by Petra Justová
- Contributions by Josef Münzberger
- Edited by Marie Buňatová
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