Creator Bio
Elhanan Helen
17th Century
Elhanan ben Abraham Helen was an eyewitness to the Fettmilch uprising in Frankfurt am Main (1612–1616).
Content by Elhanan Helen
Primary Source
The Scroll of Vintz
Megilas Vintz
This Hebrew and Yiddish account details the 1614 Fettmilch uprising and the subsequent expulsion of the Jewish community from Frankfurt.
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