Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
AYLLON, SOLOMON BEN JACOB — (c. 1655–1728), rabbi and kabbalist. Ayllon was born in Salonika, and received his rabbinical training there. As a young man he joined the followers of and was in personal contact with nathan of Gaza. The accusation made by Ayllon s opponents… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHKENAZI, ẒEVI HIRSCH BEN JACOB — (also known as the Ḥakham Zevi; 1660–1718), rabbi and halakhist. Both his father, Jacob Sak, a renowned scholar, and his maternal grandfather, ephraim b. jacob ha kohen , had escaped from Vilna to Moravia during the 1655 Cossack uprising. It was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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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
SHELUḤEI EREẒ ISRAEL — (Heb. emissaries of Ereẓ Israel ), the name for messengers from Ereẓ Israel sent abroad as emissaries to raise funds. During the patriarchate after the destruction of the Second Temple, emissaries were sent in groups (TJ, Hor. 3:7, Pes. 4:8);… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tzvi Ashkenazi — Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi (1656, Moravia (most likely, Velké Meziříčí[citation needed]) May 2, 1718, Lviv) (Hebrew … Wikipedia
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
Tsvi Hirsh Ashkenazi — Tsvi Ashkenazi Le Rav Tsvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi (hébreu: רב צבי הירש בן יעקב אשכנזי) est un rabbin bohémien des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (Moravie, vraisemblablement à Velké Meziříčí, , 1656 Lv … Wikipédia en Français
Nehemiah Hayyun — Nehemiah Hiyya ben Moses Hayyun (ca. 1650 – ca. 1730) was a kabalist from Bosnia. His parents, of Sephardic descent, lived in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where probably he was born, although in later life he pretended that he was a Palestinian emissary… … Wikipedia
NETHERLANDS, THE (Holland) — NETHERLANDS, THE (Holland), kingdom in N.W. Europe. The Middle Ages It is not known when exactly the Jews settled in the area which is now called The Netherlands. As early as the 11th century one can find some indications of Jewish settlers in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
