Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
BARUCH BEN DAVID YAVAN — (18th cent.), court jew of the Polish king August III, financier of his minister Count Bruehl. He was a leader in the council of four lands and as shtadlan for the Council used his influence at court for furthering Jewish causes. Baruch received… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SALONIKA — (Thessaloniki), port located in N.E. Greece. Although historical evidence is scarce, it is believed that the Alexandrian Jews who arrived in ca. 140 B.C.E. were among the first Jews to settle in Salonika. Several sources give evidence of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MANISSA — MANISSA, identical with the ancient Magnesia, today the chief town of the Turkish province bearing the same name, N.E. of izmir . A Jewish community probably existed in Manissa from the first century C.E., but there is no extant information on it … Encyclopedia of Judaism
