Gluckel speaks to us with determination and humor from the seventeenth century. In the book the memoirs of gluckel of hameln gluckel. While she was not a famous person in her time, gluckel s memoir has been regarded as one of the most important documents for european jewish history, of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and the earliest autobiography written by a jewish woman. Questions on the weekly readings are included below in the syllabus. Memoirs of gluckel of hameln quotes showing 11 of 1 found.
The following 200 files are in this category, out of 331 total. What struck me most vividly by her account of her days was her ability to bridge a business career otherwise known as financial survival and family. Gluckel of hameln juggled being a mother to 14 children and took over her husbands business ventures. Some strategies for teaching the memoirs of gluckel of hameln. Begun in 1690, this diary of a fortyfouryearold german jewish widow, mother of fourteen children, tells how she guided the financial and personal destinies. Pdf gluckel of hameln 16461724 is a pious jewish businesswoman and diarist, twice married and widowed, mother of fourteen children. The life of gluckel of hameln 16461724 written by herself. Written in her native tongue of yiddish over the course of thirty years, her memoirs were originally intended to be an ethical will for her children and future descendants. Helen fry suggests that they could be considered to have been the earliest modern jews. Translated from the original yiddish and edited by bethzion abrahams. Gluckel, though she would not have known what to make of this, was an artist, and as a true. The memoirs of gluckel of hameln paperback december 27, 1987 by gluckel author, marvin lowenthal translator 4.
Gluckel of hameln was a seventeenth century jewish woman from hamburg who wrote a lengthy memoir in yiddish. A fascinating view into the life of a jewish woman in a time we have very little access to. All three of rachael freeds legacy books are available to download pdf for those who prefer to read green. Read memoirs of gluckel of hameln by gluckel available from rakuten kobo. Devastated by the death of her beloved husband in 1689, she proceeded to write the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about jewish life in seventeenthcentury germany. Love and family in the jewish past winter quarter 2015 professor deborah hertz department of history hss 6024 858 534 5501.
See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. But she took no steps towards realizing this pious wish. Written in yiddish, her diaries were originally intended for her. Gluckel 16461724, the german jewish writer of this memoir, is a force to be reckoned with. Written in her native tongue of yiddish over the course of thirty years, her memoirs were originally intended to be an ethical will for her. Besides their education she had to direct the large business left by her husband, which she managed with great success.
Originally written in yiddish for her ten surviving children who by the time she is writing, except for the youngest, are all married, this memoir invites us into the world of the german jewish elite jewish merchants, bankers and tradesmen, many of. The memoirs of gluckel of hameln 16461724 offer a detailed portrait of the life of an affluent jewish woman in seventeenth century europe. Download pdf the memoirs of gluckel of hameln free. Click download or read online button to the memoirs of gluckel of hameln book pdf for free now. Jewish memoirs of the period, the life story of gluckel of hameln. In the book the memoirs of gluckel of hameln gluckel described the happiness from hist 100 at george mason university.
Key documents of german jewish history, february, 2018. The memoirs of gluckel by gluckel of hameln written in. Gluckel is betrothed for two years and marries at fourteen in the village of hameln. Pdf the portuguese jews in the business network of gluckel of. To ask other readers questions about memoirs of gluckel of hameln, please. Bethzion abrahams annotation the memoir of gluckel of hameln, widely viewed as one of the earliest major published works written by a woman, has become a classic. Virtual international authority file worldcat identities lc name authority file wikipedia. Perhaps i should say that i like old memoirs and journals, particularly by women and there are so few of them. What struck me most vividly by her account of her days was her ability to bridge a business career otherwise known as financial survival. The memoirs of gluckel of hameln course requirements reading response 25% of final grade. The memoirs of gluckel of hameln download the memoirs of gluckel of hameln ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
The concept of the port jew has been suggested as an. Gluckel s mother bela assumes the grooms father will send carriages for the bridal party trip to hameln. Key documents of germanjewish history, february, 2018. Her memoirs are a rare window into the life of european jewish women of the period. Love and family in the jewish past ucsd department. Stern on 7 august 1996 in greenbelt, maryland this year, 1996, is the hundreth anniversary of two great discoveries of old jewish writings.
Devastated by the death of her beloved husband in 1689, she proceeded to write the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about jewish life in. She likely referred to herself as glikl or glikl bas judah leib daughter of judah leib. After reading the feature found on page 487 of your text, answer each of the following questions in two or more sentences. The responses are due in class on friday unless otherwise noted. Gluckel of hameln was an intrepid businesswoman, a mother of twelve children, a passionate wife, and a memoirist. Her parents and twenty wedding guests travel by peasant wagon from hamburg to hanover where they stop to write for transport the rest of the way to hameln. A mother of fourteen children, twelve of whom survived to adulthood, gluckel was an active partner in her husbands business in addition to being in charge of running her familys domestic concerns. She had planned, after she should have married all her children, to spend the remainder of her life in. Synagogue sermon on cairo genizah and mainly gluckel of hameln. Her experiences in raising her many children, marrying them off, running a business, going out of business, are shared in a matter of fact tone. Begun in 1690, this diary of a fortyfouryearold german jewish widow, mother of fourteen children, tells how she guided the financial and personal destinies of her children, how she engaged in trade, ran her own factory, and promoted the welfare of her large family. Gluckel of hameln also spelled gluckel, glueckel, or glikl of hamelin. Memoirs of gluckel of hameln isbn 9780805205725 pdf epub.
It was a time of transition from the authority and autonomy of the. I should have forsaken the vanity of the world and with little left, gone to the holy land and loved there, a true daughter of israel. Gluckel of hameln 16461724early modern jewish entrepreneur whose personal memoirs provide historians with information regarding. All translations from the yiddish are quoted from this edition, as indicated by page numbers in parentheses. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of memoirs of glueckel of hameln. This will consist of ten 1 page responses to thematic questions about the assigned weekly secondary readings. The memoirs of gluckel of hameln translated by marvin lowenthal.
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