Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
COHEN, SHALOM BEN JACOB — (1772–1845), Hebrew writer, poet, and editor. Born in Mezhirech, Poland, he studied German and read the new Hebrew literature, particularly Ha Me assef . His first book, Mishlei Agur (1799), was a collection of Hebrew fables in rhyme, with German … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Emden — (he|יעקב עמדן) (the Yabets) was a Jewish rabbi and notable talmudist, and prominent opponent of the Shabbethaians. He was born at Altona June 4, 1697, and died there April 19, 1776. He was the son of the Chacham Tzvi, and a great great grandson… … Wikipedia
Mar ben Huna — Mar ben R. Huna (Hebrew: מר בר רב הונא or Mar b. Huna or Mar bar Huna; died 614 [ד שע ד, Hebrew calender] or 620 [ד ש פ, Hebrew calender][1]) was one of the first Gaons, and head of the Sura Academy in Babylon at the end of the rule of the… … Wikipedia
Sar Shalom ben Boaz — Sar Shalom ben (ou bar) Boaz (hébreu : שר שלום בן בועז) est un rabbin babylonien du IXe siècle (d. à Soura en 859 ou 864). Il assure le gaonat (direction académique) de l’école de Soura pendant dix ans, succédant à Cohen Tzedek I et… … Wikipédia en Français
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ABRAHAM BEN MOSES BEN MAIMON — (1186–1237), theologian, exegete, communal leader, mystical pietist, and physician. Little was known about him prior to the discovery of the cairo genizah , which has preserved many of his writings, in part autographic. Born in Fustat, Egypt, on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
ISTANBUL — ISTANBUL, city in N.W. turkey , on both sides of the Bosphorus at its entrance on the Sea of Marmara (for history prior to 1453, see constantinople ). Constantinople was taken from the Byzantine emperor in 1453 by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II… … 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
Histoire Des Juifs En Tunisie — L histoire des Juifs en Tunisie remonte à l Antiquité. Leur présence sur le territoire de l actuelle Tunisie est en effet avérée à partir du IIe siècle, au moins, même si, selon certaines hypothèses, leur arrivée y serait bien plus ancienne … Wikipédia en Français
