A Hebrew Chronicle from Prague, C. 1615

Abraham David author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Alabama Press

Published:8th Jan '06

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A Hebrew Chronicle from Prague, C. 1615 cover

This non-fiction paperback, "A Hebrew Chronicle from Prague, C. 1615" from Abraham David, was published 8th January 2006 by The University of Alabama Press.

In about 1615 an anonymous Jew from Prague composed a short Hebrew chronicle to recount 'the expulsions, miracles, and other occurrences befalling [the Jews] in Prague and the other lands of our long exile.' Abraham David discovered the manuscript [and] added glosses, historical notes, and an introduction.... The chronicle, with its brief annual entries, is not a continuous narrative, but does give a feeling of immediacy, like a newspaper. - Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry ""Skillfully edited and annotated.... Extremely valuable."" - Conservative Judaism ""This slender anonymous work, spanning 1389 to 1611, presents the priorities and concerns of a Jewish community straddling the late medieval and early modern periods."" - Conservative Jewish Quarterly

ISBN: 9780817352905

Dimensions: 227mm x 154mm x 9mm

Weight: 190g

120 pages