Cohen has made the first comprehensive booklength attempt to study thesubject of poverty in a premodern Jewish community. This book is an importantcontribution.... » 

Cohen has made the first comprehensive booklength attempt to study thesubject of poverty in a premodern Jewish community. This book is an importantcontribution.Miriam Hoexter The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Cohensbook constitutes a significant contribution both to the study of the Jewishworld of medieval Egypt and to the study of poverty and charity in medievalsociety generally.Amy Singer Tel Aviv University «