Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Resource Index Resources > Modern Period > 17th and 18th Cent. > Central and Western Europe (17th\18th Cent.) Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword Search all listings Search only in Central and Western Europe (17th\18th Cent.) Enlightenment [Haskala] There are currently 32 resources in this category Displaying results 1 - 15: 1 |2 |3 | Next Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. Bohemia-Moravia Special Interest Group      More Info This special interest group site is dedicated to the study of Jewish genealogy in the regions of Bohemia, Moravia and Austria by serving as a clearinghouse for Jewish genealogical and historical information relating to Jewish communities in these areas. 2. Chapters On Jewish Literature      More Info The full text version of the book "Chapters On Jewish Literature" by Israel Abrahams.These twenty-five short chapters on Jewish Literature open with the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 of the current era, and end with the death of Moses Mendelssohn in 1786. They include Jewish poetry,midrash, mysticism,Karaitic Literature, Ethical Literature, Historians and Chroniclers etc. etc. 3. Chasidim of Sadogora      More Info Chasidim of Sadogora, one of the most widespread and influential Chasidic dynasties in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was founded by Israel Friedman of Rozyn 4. Glikl of Hameln      More Info This page tells the story of Glikl of Hameln, the 17th cenutry businesswoman who recorded the stories of her family, business, and travels in a memoir that she wrote to alleviate her grief over her husband's death and to convey their family's stories to her children. 5. Glückel of Hameln      More Info This page is dedicated to Glikl of Hemlin , mother of 14, businesswoman and trader, who wrote beautifully-written memoirs- an invaluable document about Jewish life in 17th-18th century Europe. 6. Histoire des Juifs d'Alsace      More Info The following article elaborates on the history of the Jewish communities in the Alsace region, which belonged mostly to France, yet oscillated at times to the German territory. The author displays the timeline since the year one thousand to present day, showing the evolution of certain communities while others perished, either actively (expulsions, massacres etc...) or 'naturally' (diminishment u... 7. Histoire des juifs de Strasbourg      More Info This enriching article elaborates on the history of the Jews of Strasbourg, from early medieval age to the aftermath of the Holocaust. The community leaders, ways of life, expulsions and returns of the Jews of Alsace region are here displayed. 8. Jewish Communities of Eppingen, Mühlbach and Gemmingen.      More Info The following site portrays the communal life and history of the three communities: Eppingen, Muhlbach and Gemmingen. 9. Jewish Prague      More Info The site brings forth a short history of the Jewish presence in Prague, with an insight into the prominant figures of the Maharal of Prague and the Noda Biyehuda, two famous rabbinical leaders in Prague in the 16th and 18th centuries. 10. Jødiske Museum Trondheim (Jewish Museum Trondheim)      More Info Information about the Jewish Museum in Trondheim, Norway. 11. Judaisme d'Alsace et de Lorraine      More Info This site can best be defined as a communal portel of the various communities in the region of Alsace-Lorraine. Included are links concerning the history, genealogy, traditions and the dialect of these Alsacien communities. The rich site is interactive, consisting of traditional music pieces, of photographs and illustrations. 12. Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin)      More Info The museum deals with the history of Berlin's Jewish community, Jewish life before and after 1933, and the role played by a number of important Jewish figures. The museum was conceived of as eloquently reviving an older tradition: that of the museum opened in the Oranienburgerstrasse shortly before Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Housing the Berlin Jewish community's collection of art and Judaica,... 13. Jüdisches Museum Creglingen (Jewish Museum Creglingen)      More Info Website dedicated to the Jüdisches Museum Creglingen (Jewish Museum Creglingen), Germany. The museum houses apermanent exhibition "Roots and Destinations". It describes the Jewish life in Creglingen since the 17th century. 14. Jüdisches Museum Hohenems (Jewish Museum Hohenems)      More Info The Jewish Museum of Hohenems, as a regional museum, remembers the rural Jewish community of Hohenems and its various contributions to the development of Vorarlberg and the surrounding regions. And it confronts contemporary questions of Jewish life and culture in Europe, the diaspora and Israel - questions of the future of Europe between migration and tradition. The museum also deals with the end ... 15. La communaute juive de Colmar      More Info The following page offers vaious links concerning the Jewish community of Colmar since its foundation to date. Included are sites about the local rabbinate, the origins of the community, the community after the second world war, and the synagogue of Colmar. 1 |2 |3 | Next Looking for more resources on this topic? 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