The Jewish community

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This book explores the mechanisms of Jewish community life and the policies of their authorities in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing on Poznań and Swarzędz. It addresses topics such as the election and responsibilities of community officials, the role of the rabbi, community courts, craftsmen's guilds, and brotherhoods. It also examines the control exercised by community authorities over residents, fiscal policies, and the dynamics between the principal community (Poznań) and its branch (Swarzędz), as well as the interactions between Jewish communities and non-Jewish authorities. The author, Anna Michałowska-Mycielska, is a historian at the Institute of History, Warsaw University, specializing in the history and culture of Jews in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Her notable publications include works on Jewish communal authorities, source texts related to Jewish communities in the former Commonwealth, and the Council of Lithuanian Jews.