A shtadlan was an intercessor figure starting in Medieval Europe, who represented interests of the local Jewish community, especially those of a town`s ghetto, and worked as a `lobbyist` negotiating for the safety and benefit of Jews with the authorities holding power. The process of Jewish intercession is known as shtadlanut (Yiddish pronounci......
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(from the article `Josel Of Rosheim`) also called Joselmann, or Joselin, Of Rosheim, or Joseph Ben Gershon Loans famous shtadlan (advocate who protected the interests and pled the cause ...
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