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Essay Topic 1

How did The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln come into publication? What previous editions were released and in what languages?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Gluckel of Hameln? When was she born? When did she die? Where did she live?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the Jewish faith played a role in Gluckel's life. What customs and rituals would have affected Gluckel's everyday existence?

Essay Topic 4

Discuss the discrimination Jews faced in 17th Century Europe. What was the "Jewish Emancipation" and when did it come?

Essay Topic 5

Describe the voice and tense of the narrative. What are difference instances where Gluckel changed tense or voice and why? Define the terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 6

Describe Gluckel's early life (through the age of ten). Where did she receive secular and religious education? Where did she live?

Essay Topic 7

Discuss the value of money within 17th Century Jewish society...

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