Ebook: Die Juden im politischen System des Alten Reichs: Jüdische Politik und ihre Organisation im Zeitalter der Reichsreform

In the sixteenth century, the empire's Jewish community created a complex organization for political representation, allowing them to both defend themselves against persecution and to influence the legislative process. This study shows how this organization emerged as a response to the challenges of the time, how it developed during the course of the century, and how it was entrenched within the political culture and system of the empire.