TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blom,J.C.H.
AU  - Fuks-Mansfeld,R.G.
AU  - Schöffer,I.
TI  - The History of the Jews in the Netherlands
T2  - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series
SN  - 9781909821231
AV  - DS135.N4 .H578 2007 
U1  - 949.2/004924 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Liverpool
PB  - Liverpool University Press
KW  - Jews-Netherlands-History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Editorial Note -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Middle Ages -- First Signs of a Jewish Presence -- The Northern Netherlands -- Violent Persecution -- Gelderland in the Fifteenth Century -- Discrimination and Expulsion -- The Christian Origins of Antisemitism -- Fresh Accusations -- In Search of an Explanation -- 2. From the Middle Ages to the Golden Age, 1516-1621 -- Jews in the Holy Roman Empire -- The Iberian Background -- Portuguese New Christians in Antwerp -- The Attitude of Humanists and Reformers to Jews and Judaism -- The Toleration Debate and the Jews -- Portuguese New Christians in Holland -- Four Christian Views of Jews -- The Growth of the Sephardi Colony in Amsterdam -- The Future Still Uncertain -- 3. The Republic of the United Netherlands until about 1750: Demography and Economic Activity -- The Early Decades (1595-1648) -- Expansion and Colonization -- The Burgeoning of Commerce and of the Credit System (1648-1713) -- Growing Population Figures During the Period of Economic Decline (1713-1750) -- 4. The Jews in the Republic until about 1750: Religious, Cultural, and Social Life -- The Organization of the Community -- Three Congregations -- The Influx of Paupers -- The Power of the Mahamad -- New Synagogues -- Sephardim and Ashkenazim outside Amsterdam -- Religious Life: Tradition and Change -- A Good Education -- Ashkenazi Life -- Jewish Printers in Amsterdam -- The Shabbatean Movement in Amsterdam -- Influential Rabbis -- Culture and Secular Creativity -- Literature and the Stage -- Everyday Life -- Ideological Conflicts -- Relations between Jews and Christians -- Jewish Stereotypes -- 5. Enlightenment and Emancipation, from c.1750 to 1814 -- Good Citizens -- Demographic Changes and Emigration; Economic Changes -- The Administration of the Jewish Communities -- Administrative Changes after 1796 -- Religious and Cultural Life -- 6. Arduous Adaptation, 1814-1870 -- The Government and the Jews -- Education -- The Reorganization of the Jewish Communities after 1848 -- The Government and Jews Under Threat Abroad -- Dutch Jews as Citizens -- Economic and Social Changes -- The Attitude of Protestants and Catholics towards Jews -- Cultural and Religious Trends -- Reactions to the New Jewish Fellow Citizens -- 7. Jewish Netherlanders, Netherlands Jews, and Jews in the Netherlands, 1870-1940 -- Demography -- Occupations, Economic Role, and Poverty -- Religious Life, (Sub)culture, and Pillarization -- Assimilation, Integration, and Antisemitism -- Solidarity with International Jewry and Zionism -- Refugees from Germany -- Jews in the Dutch Colonies -- Jew and Netherlander -- 8. The War, 1940-1945 -- The German Invasion -- Registration -- Segregation -- New Regulations -- Outlaws -- Deportations and the Yellow Star -- Forced Removal and Labour Camps -- Organization and Selection -- Flight, Going into Hiding, and Resistance -- The Transit Camps -- Deportation and Murder -- Conclusion -- 9. After the Second World War: From 'Jewish Church' to Cultural Minority -- The First Few Months -- The Jewish Co-ordination Committee -- Antisemitism -- Religious Congregations -- Migration -- The Struggle for the Jewish War Orphans -- The Purges -- Jews in Modern Dutch Society after 1950 -- Numbers and Distribution -- A Cultural Minority -- Religious Developments -- The Colonies -- Jews and Christians -- Zionism -- Middle East Policy -- The Holocaust -- Epilogue -- Bibliographical Essays -- Bibligraphy -- Notes on Contributors -- Index of Names -- General Index
N2  - This acclaimed history of the Jewish role in Dutch society through the ages, now available in English, considers the internal evolution of the Jewish community as well as the social, cultural, and economic interaction with the wider population.   'This general survey should appeal to a wide public interested in the history of the Jews of the Netherlands.' Het Parool
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