The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century
In the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between Jews and magnates in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, M. J. Rosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. Rosman focuses on two major questions: What were the principal spheres of interaction between the Jews and the nobility? What was the significance of this interaction for both parties?

By analyzing the Sieniawski-Czartoryski estates the author demonstrates the measure of cooperation that existed between magnates and Jews. Jews guaranteed the viability of important economic institutions and provided commercial services, while magnates furnished an environment for Jews to conduct their religious and commercial activities. Drawing on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature from archives and libraries in Poland, Israel, and the United States, Rosman provides a richly detailed account of the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe’s largest Jewish community.

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The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century
In the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between Jews and magnates in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, M. J. Rosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. Rosman focuses on two major questions: What were the principal spheres of interaction between the Jews and the nobility? What was the significance of this interaction for both parties?

By analyzing the Sieniawski-Czartoryski estates the author demonstrates the measure of cooperation that existed between magnates and Jews. Jews guaranteed the viability of important economic institutions and provided commercial services, while magnates furnished an environment for Jews to conduct their religious and commercial activities. Drawing on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature from archives and libraries in Poland, Israel, and the United States, Rosman provides a richly detailed account of the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe’s largest Jewish community.

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The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century

The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century

by M. J. Rosman
The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century

The Lords' Jews: Magnate-Jewish Relations in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th Century

by M. J. Rosman

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In the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between Jews and magnates in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, M. J. Rosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. Rosman focuses on two major questions: What were the principal spheres of interaction between the Jews and the nobility? What was the significance of this interaction for both parties?

By analyzing the Sieniawski-Czartoryski estates the author demonstrates the measure of cooperation that existed between magnates and Jews. Jews guaranteed the viability of important economic institutions and provided commercial services, while magnates furnished an environment for Jews to conduct their religious and commercial activities. Drawing on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature from archives and libraries in Poland, Israel, and the United States, Rosman provides a richly detailed account of the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe’s largest Jewish community.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780916458188
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/20/1990
Series: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Publications , #7
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures

Geographic Names

Chapter 1: Poland and the Magnates

A. The Magnates

B. The Latifundium

Chapter 2: The Sieniawskis and Czartoryskis and their Latifundium

A. The Owners

B. The Owner's Task

C. Latifundium Income

Chapter 3: The Jews as Latifundium Residents

A. Background: Jews in Poland

B. The Jews in the Towns

C. Economic and Occupational Structure

D. Rights and Obligations

E. Conclusion

Chapter 4: The Jews, the Magnates, and Commerce

A. Noble and Magnate Support

B. Magnate Motives

C. The Sptaw

D. The Jewish Freighters

E. Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Jews as Latifundium Arrendators

A. Arenda vs. Dzierzawa

B. Rights Available for Lease

C. Choosing an Arrendator

D. The Payment Order System

E. The Arrendator's Position

F. Arrendator-Magnate Relations

G. Conclusion

Chapter 6: The Jews in the Latifundium Administration

A. Dr. Mojzesz Fortis

B. Yisrael Rubinowicz--General Manager

C. Rubinowicz's Wealth, Status, and Power

D. Fortis, Rubinowicz, and Polish Culture

E. The Perils of Prominence

F. Conclusion

Chapter 7: The Magnates and the Jewish Community

A. Conclusion

Appendix 1: The Jewish Population in the Czartoryski Territories ca. 1766

Appendix 2: Currency in Poland in the Early Eighteenth Century

Glossary

Abbreviations

Archival Sources

Bibliography

Index

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