Format:
1 Online-Ressource (286 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139383349
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
Content:
Controversial Jewish journalist and political lobbyist Lucien Wolf (1857–1930) co-founded the Jewish Historical Society of England in 1893, editing this work in 1901. It comprises a series of pamphlets and tracts written by Menasseh ben Israel (1604–57). An Amsterdam rabbi and founder of the city's first Hebrew publishing house, Menasseh was well regarded among non-Jewish theologians. As an advocate of messianic tradition, he sought to scatter the Jews across the world, leading him to England in the 1650s to campaign for their readmission following Edward I's edict of expulsion in 1290. The material presented here is chiefly concerned with Menasseh's interactions with Oliver Cromwell and shows the rabbi taking advantage of the contemporary drive for reinstatement for reasons of religious toleration as well as practical politics. The work includes the famous petition from the Jewish community and offers valuable insight into the history of the Jews in England
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108053808
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108053808
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139383349
Author information:
Wolf, Lucien 1857-1930
Author information:
Menasheh ben Yiśraʾel 1604-1657
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