Presented by Chava Turniansky
This was quite a journey in time and spce, to late 17th century Europe, following the life and stories of one woman and her family. Glikl (official name is Gluk) was a Jewish woman of the merchant class who tells in her own words (translated from Yiddish and Hebrew) what women like her at the time were living like and what was on her mind. Obviously, religion was a big part, the belief in the afterlife and the importance of penance and suffering. At the same time, money-making was a big part of her life as well. She was a very successful businesswoman, both before and after her first husband's death, lamenting the misfortunes/ineptitude of her sons in their businesses and having to always help them to get them out of trouble, and later her second's husband's bad lack and loss of fortune. Also interesting to see how common power shifts were in the area (today's Germany, France, Belgium) and their effects on the Jewish communities there.
Her words are accompanied by notes from Turniansky, which are sometimes helpful and interesting (other times they are stating the obvious, or are reference pointers).
