Travels Among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 - Berger, Shlomo
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On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years and took him to Germany, Hohemia, Morarvia, Austria and Italy. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society. This book includes the original Yiddish text, a commentary on the language, history, culture and literature. The introduction comprises discussions on Abraham's biography, the nature of the manuscript, the travelogue in light of the literary genres and as a historical source and chronology.

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Produktbeschreibung
On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years and took him to Germany, Hohemia, Morarvia, Austria and Italy. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society. This book includes the original Yiddish text, a commentary on the language, history, culture and literature. The introduction comprises discussions on Abraham's biography, the nature of the manuscript, the travelogue in light of the literary genres and as a historical source and chronology.
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Autorenporträt
Shlomo Berger, Ph.D. (1987), Hebrew University, is Lecturer in Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Amsterdam. His publications include Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily (Stuttgart, 1992), Classical Oratory and the Sephardim of Amsterdam (Hilversum, 1996) and a series of articles in the field of Yiddish culture.