The Economic Status of the Jews in Alsace, Metz and Lorraine (1648-1789)

Szajkowski, Zosa. The Economic Status of the Jews in Alsace, Metz and Lorraine (1648-1789). New York: Editions Historiques Franco-Juives, 1954. First edition. 8vo. 152pp. Wrappers detached in two parts. Heavy tearing, chipping and age toning to wraps. Minor age yellowing to outer edges of pages. “This study is the first of a series on the Jews of France prior to 1789. The status of the Jews in these French provinces was so strongly bound to the economic position of the peasants that the author thought it necessary to begin the series of studies with a chapter on the situation of the peasants.” Wraps in poor, interior in very good condition. g. Softcover. (19620) $50