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The Council of Lithuanian Jews (Lithuanian Vaad) was the central representative organ of the Jews in the Grand Duchy of Lithua¬nia. It operated for nearly one and a half centuries (1623-1764), touching all spheres of the Jewish community's life. It undertook important initiatives for the benefit of its constituency at diets and dietines (legislative assemblies of the nobility), at the courts of the King and important magnates, and in non-Jewish courts of law. This book discusses the Council's activities in the context of processes and phenomena present in Jewish society of the time, illustrating the life of Lithuanian Jewry as a separate estate guided by a common sense of identity transcending local affiliation. Anna Michalowska-Mycielska is a historian working at the Institute of History, Warsaw University. The subject of her studies is the history and culture of Jews in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th-18th centuries. he published: Miedzy demokracja a oligarchia. Wladze gmin zydowskich w Poznaniu i Swarzedzu (od polowy XVII do konca XVIII wieku), Warszawa 2000 The English translation: The Jewish Community. Authority and Social Control in Poznan and Swarzedz, 1650-1793, Wroclaw 2008 (2nd edition: Warszawa 2015) Gminy zydowskie w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej. Wybor tekstow zrodlowych, Warszawa 2003 Pinkas kahalu swarzedzkiego (1734-1830), Warszawa 2005 Sejmy i sejmiki koronne wobec Zydow. Wybor tekstow zrodlowych, Warszawa 2006 Sejm Zydow litewskich (1623-1764), Warszawa 2014 Pinkas kahalu bockowskiego (1714-1817), Warszawa 2015

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Book category Books in Polish Nauki społeczne, humanistyczne, ekonomiczne Historia. Archeologia Historia narodów, ludności. Mniejszości narodowe

• Full title: The Council of Lithuanian Jews 1623-1764
• Author: Anna Michalowska-Mycielska
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322
• EAN: 9788380023246
• ISBN: 8380023242
• ID: 12945585
• Publisher: Dialog
• Weight: 460 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 160 mm
• Date of publishing: January 2016

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