Few Wealthy and Many Poor: The London Sephardi Community in the Eighteenth-Century

In 1749, the Elders of the London Sephardi community announced a significant change to the distribution of sedaca that was going to have long-term consequences for the poor helped by the congregation. From then on, only the following would be admitted to the sedaca: widows of their religious staff,...

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Main Author: Julia R. Lieberman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Actividades Científicas 2019-07-01
Series:Ler História
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lerhistoria/4614