Jacob Frank and the Frankist Movement, 1755-1816
by
Paweł Maciejko
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
In 1756, Jacob Frank, an Ottoman Jew who had returned to the Poland of his birth, was discovered leading a group of fellow travelers in a suspect religious service. At the request of the local rabbis, Polish authorities arrested the participants. Jewish authorities contacted the bishop in whose diocese...