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  The Life of Gluckel of Hameln: Written by Herself (Hardback) By (author) Gluckel of Hameln, Translated by Beth-Zion Abrahams

  

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  Short Description for The Life of Gluckel of HamelnGluumlckel's aim, was to while away the long and melancholy nights that tormented her after her husband's death, and to inform her 12 children about their family and its history. This title gives an account of her life.
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  • Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
  • Published: 15 March 2010
  • Format: Hardback 190 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: General | Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military | Memoirs | Jewish Studies | Social & Cultural History | Judaism
  • ISBN 13: 9780827609143 ISBN 10: 0827609140

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• Gluumlckel of Hameln's memoir is widely viewed as one of the earliest major works written by a Jewish woman and has become a classic. Gluumlckel's aim, she writes at the beginning of her memoir, was to while away the long and melancholy nights that tormented her after her husband's death, and to inform her 12 children about their family and its history. But her book is not just an account of her life; it is also a fascinating depiction of 17th century Germany and its Jewish community. "The Life of Gluumlckel of Hameln" is the only English translation of Gluumlckel's story from the original Yiddish and is widely considered the most accurate and complete translation available. It was out of print for many years until this JPS edition. The volume also includes an introduction by Beth-Zion Abrahams that fills in the background of Gluumlckel's life and tells how she came to write her memoir. With this reissue, JPS invites a wide audience to read this important record of Jewish, European, and women's history.