Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JESURUN — (Jessurun, Yeshurun), descendants of a Marrano family who fled the Spanish Inquisition and settled mainly in Amsterdam and Hamburg. The Hamburg branch is best known for (d. 1655), rabbi of Hamburg s Portuguese community. He was succeeded by ISAAC … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JESURUN (Jessurun), ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM ḤAYYIM — (d. 1655), ḥakham of the Portuguese community of Hamburg, Germany. His Panim Ḥadashot (Venice, 1651) deals with halakhic rulings following joseph caro , and provides a detailed guide to halakhot in the Mishnah and the Talmud, and the rulings of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac Margolis — (Jiṣḥaq Margoliôt) (* 1842 in Kalvarija (Kalvariya); † 1. August 1887 in New York City) war ein russisch polnischer Rabbi und Autor.[1] Der Sohn des Rabbis von Wiżajny ist ein Nachkomme von Jomtow Lipmann Heller und widmete seine Jugend dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
LOBATO — (Cohen Lobato), Marrano family prominent in Amsterdam, Hamburg, and London. Of especial importance were the following: ABRAHAM COHEN LOBATO, Portuguese Marrano born in Lisbon where he was known as Diego Gomez Lobato. In 1599, when his kinsman,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMSTERDAM — AMSTERDAM, constitutional capital of the netherlands . Ashkenazim until 1795 DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY The beginning The first Ashkenazim arrived in Amsterdam from the end of the 1610s onwards. They left the German countries owing to the Thirty… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LISBON — LISBON, capital of portugal . The Middle Ages Jews were apparently settled in Lisbon in the 12th century, at the time of the conquest of the territory from the Moors and the establishment of the kingdom of Portugal by Affonso I (1139–85). For a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VENEZUELA — (Span. República Bolivariana de Venezuela), republic in northern South America; general population: 24,000,000; Jewish population (2005), est. 15,500 (mainly in the cities of caracas , Valencia, Maracay, Maracaibo, Barquisimeto, San Cristóbal,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AARON BEN DAVID COHEN OF RAGUSA — (d. 1656), rabbi and merchant in Ragusa (Dubrovnik). After studying in Venice, Aaron returned to his native city. There he engaged in commerce, his import and export business becoming the most important Jewish commercial house in the city. At the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHAVES — CHAVES, Portuguese family, named after its town of origin, Chaves. After the expulsion and forcible conversions of 1496–97, it was one of the wealthiest and most distinguished of the Marrano families. Branches of the family settled in Amsterdam,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
