Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln. Details 60 years of life as a Jewish woman in the middle ages

The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln provides an inside look into the life of a Jewish woman in the middle ages. The author of the book, Gluckel, probably never thought her memoir would last for generations, but there is a lot that can be discovered from this deeply personal look into her life. Gluckel wrote this memoir to her children to detail the many events that occurred in her life. Her book covers a wide …showed first 75 words of 1276 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1276 total…we ignorant mortals must in all things thank our creator." (Gluckel, 112) Accompanied by this attitude, Gluckel dealt with all the tremendous changes in her life. Gluckel began her life as a daughter of a wealthy scholar, her memoir ends with Gluckel being extremely poor forced to live off of her daughter's kindness. Her circumstances in life might have traversed many transformations, but her faith never changed. She was undoubtedly as pious as anybody could be.