Teixeira, Isaac Hayyim Senior

Teixeira, Isaac Hayyim Senior
(1625-1705)
   Dutch communal leader, son of Abraham Senior Teixeira. He became head of the Portuguese community in Amsterdam. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to intercede on behalf of the Jews of Austria, when they were threatened with expulsion.

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