Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
DEMBITZER, ḤAYYIM NATHAN — (1820–1892), talmudist and historian. Dembitzer was born in Cracow and became a dayyan in his native city. Active in financial support of the old yishuv in Ereẓ Israel, Dembitzer urged scholars to renew their support for the R. Meir Ba al ha Nes… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Haim Nathan Dembitzer — (June 29, 1820, Krakow November 20, 1892, Krakow) was a Polish Galician rabbi and historian. Biography His father, Jekuthiel Solomon, a scholarly merchant who claimed he was a descendant of R. Moses Isserles, died in 1833, aged forty one. While… … Wikipedia
CRACOW — (Pol. Kraków; Heb. קראקא, קרקא, קראקוב), city in S. Poland (within the historic region lesser poland (Malopolska); in western galicia under Austria). Cracow was the residence of the leading Polish princes during the 12th century, and later became … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WETTSTEIN, FEIVEL HIRSCH — (1858–1924), Polish historian. Wettstein spent his whole life in his native Cracow, where he owned a bookstore. Through the influence of his teacher, , and while still young, he began to study the history of the Jews in Poland, especially in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZOHAR — (Heb. זֹהַר; (The Book of) Splendor ), the central work in the literature of the kabbalah . Introduction In some parts of the book the name Zohar is mentioned as the title of the work. It is also cited by the Spanish kabbalists under other names … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron Samuel Kaidanover — Aaron Samuel ben Israel Kaidanover (1614 in Vilna December 1, 1676 in Chmielnik) (Hebrew: אהרן שמואל קאידנוור) was a Polish Lithuanian rabbi. Among his teachers were Jacob Hoeschel and his son Joshua Hoeschel. Biography During the Chmielnicki… … Wikipedia
Menahem Mendel Auerbach — Menahem Mendel ben Meshullam Auerbach (died July 8, 1689) (Hebrew: מנחם מענדל אויערבאך) was an Austrian rabbi, banker, and commentator born in Vienna at the beginning of the 17th century. He was descended from the well known Auerbach Fischhof… … Wikipedia
