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Travels Among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 (Hebrew Language and Literature Series, 3)
Travels Among Jews and Gentiles Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 - Hebrew Language and Literature Series, 3 Author:Abraham Levie, Shlomo Berger On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years. In that time he visited Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Austria and Italy; he stayed in Prague, Vienna, Venice and Rome. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society.... more » 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.« less