Nourishing a Community: Food, Hospitality, and Jewish Communal Spaces in Early Modern Frankfurt

This article explores early modern practices of cooking and hospitality, both in and out of homes, in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt am Main. The focus is on Garküchen (eateries) and communal ovens, which were increasingly regulated by the community. Communal leaders employed creative strategies to...

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Authors: Kasper-Marienberg, Verena (Author) ; Ḳaplan, Devorah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2021
In: AJS review
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 302-333
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ghetto / Frankfurt am Main / Food preparation / Oven / Garküche / Fire
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
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Summary:This article explores early modern practices of cooking and hospitality, both in and out of homes, in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt am Main. The focus is on Garküchen (eateries) and communal ovens, which were increasingly regulated by the community. Communal leaders employed creative strategies to find solutions for nourishing a growing local and visiting population in the limited space of the early modern Jewish ghetto. Their attempts to expand were propelled by concrete historical events, particularly by a series of fires, which shaped the physical spaces in which this process unfolded. Looking at these institutions allows for a reconsideration of the spatial boundaries of the Jewish ghetto.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009421000027