TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of age at first marriage among jews in Amsterdam, 1625-1724
AU - Schellekens, Jona
PY - 1999/4
Y1 - 1999/4
N2 - This study provides evidence for relatively early marriage among Ashkenazi Jews compared to Sephardi Jews and Christians in seventeenth-century Western Europe. The results of this study suggest that these differences are not just structural. For example, Ashkenazi parents seem to have been more willing to support married sons during their lifetimes than have Sephardi parents. One form of assistance was coresidence, which was relatively common among wealthier Ashkenazi families. The study is based on data from Amsterdam that probably are the earliest available data on nuptiality for any Jewish community.
AB - This study provides evidence for relatively early marriage among Ashkenazi Jews compared to Sephardi Jews and Christians in seventeenth-century Western Europe. The results of this study suggest that these differences are not just structural. For example, Ashkenazi parents seem to have been more willing to support married sons during their lifetimes than have Sephardi parents. One form of assistance was coresidence, which was relatively common among wealthier Ashkenazi families. The study is based on data from Amsterdam that probably are the earliest available data on nuptiality for any Jewish community.
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U2 - 10.1177/036319909902400202
DO - 10.1177/036319909902400202
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C2 - 21987845
AN - SCOPUS:0033110650
SN - 0363-1990
VL - 24
SP - 148
EP - 164
JO - Journal of Family History
JF - Journal of Family History
IS - 2
ER -