Stefan Litt, PhD (2001) in Pre-Modern History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researches at the Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. He has published on the history of early modern European Jewry and its sources, including an edition of the earliest known record book Protokollbuch und Statuten der Jüdischen Gemeinde Friedberg (Bindernagel, 2003).

• CONTENTSIntroduction Chapter One Governing a Jewish Community Chapter Two Keeping a Pinkas Chapter Three Officials of the Jewish Community Chapter Four Members, Origins, and Patterns of Migration Chapter Five Revenue and Finance Chapter Six Hevras and Charities Chapter Seven Intercommunal FrameworksChapter Eight Conclusions Abbreviations Bibliography Appendix One The Governors of the Jewish Communities Appendix Two Selected Records from the Pinkassim

Stefan Litt, PhD (2001) in Pre-Modern History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researches at the Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. He has published on the history of early modern European Jewry and its sources, including an edition of the earliest known record book Protokollbuch und Statuten der Jüdischen Gemeinde Friedberg (Bindernagel, 2003).

• CONTENTSIntroduction Chapter One Governing a Jewish Community Chapter Two Keeping a Pinkas Chapter Three Officials of the Jewish Community Chapter Four Members, Origins, and Patterns of Migration Chapter Five Revenue and Finance Chapter Six Hevras and Charities Chapter Seven Intercommunal FrameworksChapter Eight Conclusions Abbreviations Bibliography Appendix One The Governors of the Jewish Communities Appendix Two Selected Records from the Pinkassim

Stefan Litt, PhD (2001) in Pre-Modern History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researches at the Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. He has published on the history of early modern European Jewry and its sources, including an edition of the earliest known record book Protokollbuch und Statuten der Jüdischen Gemeinde Friedberg (Bindernagel, 2003).

• CONTENTSIntroduction Chapter One Governing a Jewish Community Chapter Two Keeping a Pinkas Chapter Three Officials of the Jewish Community Chapter Four Members, Origins, and Patterns of Migration Chapter Five Revenue and Finance Chapter Six Hevras and Charities Chapter Seven Intercommunal FrameworksChapter Eight Conclusions Abbreviations Bibliography Appendix One The Governors of the Jewish Communities Appendix Two Selected Records from the Pinkassim