IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 724: Rich Jews, Poor Christians?: Perceptions and Implications of Jewish Wealth in the 13th and 14th Centuries
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Institute for Jewish History in Austria, St. Pölten |
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| Organiser: | Eveline Brugger, Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs, St. Pölten |
| Moderator/Chair: | Eveline Brugger, Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs, St. Pölten |
| Paper 724-a | Solidarity Between Christian and Jewish Elites through Moneylending in 14th-Century Marseilles (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Paper 724-b | The Hazards of Being Rich: The Case of the Viennese Jew David Steuss (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Paper 724-c | 'Poor Christians' in Reports on Anti-Jewish Violence in Germany, 13th-14th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Historiography - Medieval |
| Abstract | The 'rich Jew' as the oppressor of 'poor Christians' is one of the most widespread anti-Jewish stereotypes. This session will analyse the socio-economic position of wealthy Jewish moneylenders in 14th-century France and Austria, their interaction with various Christian groups and the impact – both beneficial and detrimental – that these contacts had on the wealthy Jewish elite. Furthermore, a critical analysis of German historiographic sources will analyse the role that the 'poor Christian' stereotype played during the persecutions of Jews in 13th/14th-century Germany. |