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Jewish Diplomacy and Welfare:Intersections and Transformations in the Early Modern and Modern PeriodApril 10–12, 2016Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz,and Museum Judengasse, Frankfurt a.M.Shtadlanut (intercession) is generally perceived as a Jewish political practice, or as Jewish diplomacy. It was often closely connected with “righteous” and charitable activities (tzedakah) within the Jewish community. Both practices changed fundamentally during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Jews were offered emancipation and, as a result, faced issues of inclusion, acculturation, and assimilation. In this context, the shtadlanim (advocates) of the Jewish minority were confronted with the incomplete integration as well as increasing anti-Semitism, which appear to have reinforced the necessity of Jewish intercession and solidarity.The workshop takes a new look at the concepts of shtadlanut and tzedakah, in order to identify how they are interrelated and how these interrelations have changed over time. Key questions of the workshop are: How did Jews represent and negotiate their interests and “otherness” in different societies? Why and how could they receive special status in cultural, economic, and legal systems from the early modern period up to the 20th century? How influential were the concept and practice of tzedakah in Jewish political traditions? How have intercession and welfare been adapted in the course of the modern era?ConvenerDr. Mirjam ThulinLeibniz Institute of European History (IEG), MainzAlte Universitätsstraße 1955116 Mainzphone: + 49 – (0) 6131 – 39 39 477e-mail: thulin@ieg-mainz.deIn Cooperation withInstitute for the History of the German Jews (IGDJ)Dr. Bjoern SiegelBeim Schlump 8320144 Hamburg, Germanyphone:+49 – (0)40 – 42 83 82 935e-mail: Bjoern.Siegel@public.uni-hamburg.de&#160;Institute for Judaic StudiesProf. Dr. Rebekka VoßGoethe University FrankfurtSenckenberganlage 3160054 Frankfurt am Main, Germanyphone:+49 – (0)69 – 798 22 796e-mail: voss@em.uni-frankfurt.de Martin Buber Chair in Jewish Thought and PhilosophyProf. Dr. Christian WieseGoethe University FrankfurtCampus Westend, Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 160323 Frankfurt am Main, Germanyphone:+49 – (0)69 – 798 333 13e-mail: C.Wiese@em.uni-frankfurt.de&#160;Space limited. Pre-registration required (ieg4@ieg-mainz.de.).The workshop is sponsored byFritz Thyssen Stiftung&#160;Conference Program&#160;Sunday, April 10, 2016Venue: Museum Judengasse, Battonnstraße 47, 60311 Frankfurt a.M.6 pm                     WelcomeMirjam Wenzel (Frankfurt a.M.)IntroductionMirjam Thulin (Mainz), Bjoern Siegel (Hamburg), and Rebekka Voß (Frankfurt a.M.)Keynote LectureNoam Zohar (Bar Ilan): Moser (Informer): Who has the Right of Access to the Non-Jewish Power?Followed by reception (by invitation)&#160;Monday, April 11, 2016Venue: Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Alte Universitätsstraße 19, 55116 Mainz9:15 am                               WelcomeIrene Dingel (Mainz) and Johannes Paulmann (Mainz)9:30 am               Panel 1: Authority and Transregional SolidarityChair: Esther Moeller (Mainz)Yaron Ben-Naeh (Jerusalem): Businessmen, Rabbis, and Doctors at the Sultan'sCourtMichael K. Silber (Jerusalem): The Well-Networked Baron: Diego d'Aguilar, anEighteenth Century Shtadlan and Maecenas10:30 am             Coffee break11 am                    Panel 2: Jewish Networks of Solidarity and CharityChair: Thomas Weller (Mainz)Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld (Rotterdam): Solidarity and Intervention in Early ModernAmsterdam: The Portuguese Community and Philanthropy AbroadAdam Teller (Providence, Rhode Island): Jewish Philanthropic Networks in theEarly Modern Mediterranean: Towards the Creation of Trans-RegionalPolicy12 pm                   Lunch (catered)1:30 pm                               Panel 3: Charity and PoliticsChair: Christian Wiese (Frankfurt a.M.)François Guesnet (London): Honor, Charity, Politics: Jewish Intercession asEntangled History between the Holy Roman Empire and Poland LithuaniaShaul Stampfer (Jerusalem): Diplomacy of the Masses: The Pushke, the JewishCommunity in the Land of Israel, and World Politics2:30 pm               Coffee break Transfer to Frankfurt a.M.4 pm                     Tour of the Old Jewish Cemetery, Battonnstraße, 60311 Frankfurt a.M. (guided by Sabine Koessling)6 pm                     Dinner at Sohar’s Kosher Restaurant (Jewish Community Center), Savigny-  straße 66, 60325 Frankfurt a.M. (by invitation)Transfer to MainzTuesday, April 12, 2016Venue: Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Alte Universitätsstraße 19, 55116 Mainz9:30 am               Panel 4: Community, Welfare, and Family PoliticsChair: Cornelia Aust (Mainz)Joshua Teplitsky (Stony Brook, NY): “A Regime of Uncles?” Welfare and Oligarchy in Early Modern AshkenazMirjam Thulin (Mainz): Prague 1744/45: Jewish Diplomacy and Relief in ActionFritz Backhaus (Frankfurt a.M.): Mayer Amshel Rothschild as Shtadlan and Benefactor11 am                     Coffee break11:30 am              Panel 5: The Transformation of Intercession and CharityChair: Sarah Panter (Mainz)Yochai Ben-Ghedalia (Jerusalem): Empowerment: Philanthropy, Diplomacy andInner-Jewish Advocacy, 1830s-1860sBjoern Siegel (Hamburg): Jewish Philanthropy in Habsburg Vienna: Joseph vonWertheimer and his Understanding of International SolidarityEli Lederhendler (Jerusalem): From Paternal Charity to Diplomacy by Stewardship:The Cases of Benjamin Peixotto, Jacob H. Schiff, and Louis Marshall1 pm                      Lunch (catered)2 pm                     Concluding Discussionwith Eli Lederhendler (Jerusalem) and Michael Walzer (Princeton) via Skype