Mothers and Children. Jewish Family Life in Medieval Europe - Elisheva Baumgarten

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Second printing, and first paperback printing, 2007

Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13029-

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition of this book as follows
Baumgarten, Elisheva.
Mothers and children : Jewish family life in medieval Europe /
Elisheva Baumgarten.
p. cm.—(Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient
to the modern world)
Rev. ed. of author’s thesis (Ph.D.—ha-Universitah ha-’Ivrit
bi-Yerushalayim, 2000)
originally titled: Imahot vi-yeladim ba-hevrah ha-Yehudit
bi-Yeme ha-Benayim.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISB N0-691-09166-8 (cl: alk. paper)

1. Childbirth—Religious aspects—Judaism. 2. Mother-
   hood—Religious aspects—Judaism. 3. Judaism—Customs
   and practices. 4. Parent and child—Religious aspects—
   Judaism. I. Title. II. Series.
   BM726.B3813 2004
   306.874 3 08992404—dc22 2003066386
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