Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
EGER (Eiger), AKIVA (The Younger) BEN MOSES GUENS — EGER (Eiger), AKIVA ( The Younger ) BEN MOSES GUENS (1761–1837), German rabbi. Born in Eisenstadt, Eger went to Breslau at an early age to study under his uncle, Benjamin Wolf Eger, and Ḥayyim Jonah Teomim Fraenkel. In 1780, he went to live with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EGER, SIMḤAH BUNIM BEN MOSES — (1770–1829), Hungarian talmudist, younger brother of akiva eger the Younger. Eger was also known by the family names of Guens and Schlesinger. After studying under his brother Akiva and then continuing his studies in Krotoszyn, he was appointed… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FULD, AARON BEN MOSES — (1790–1847), defender of Orthodoxy and communal worker in his native Frankfurt. Fuld in his early youth met R. Phinehas ha Levy Horowitz, author of the Hafla ah, and was close to the circle of his son, Ẓevi Hirsch Horowitz. He was also a pupil of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KALISCHER, JUDAH LEIB BEN MOSES — (d. 1822), av betdin in Lissa. The head of the yeshivah of Lissa for many years, Kalischer was referred to as the sharp sword on account of his profound acumen in the study of the Talmud. He was the author of Ha Yad ha Ḥazakah (Breslau, 1820),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KORNIK (Kurnik), MEIR BEN MOSES — (d. 1826), rabbi. Kornik was born in Glogau (Silesia), where he later served as rabbi. He wrote the following books: Ezrat ha Sofer (Amsterdam, 1796), the Book of Esther, with the masoretic rules for writing this scroll; Hadrei Kodesh… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSEPH BEN MOSES PHINEHAS — (1726–1801), Polish talmudic scholar and author. Joseph was a son in law of ezekiel landau , who described him as the unrivaled scholar of his generation. He was renowned for his piety and is usually referred to as Joseph the Righteous. His… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Akiva Eger — Infobox Person name = Akiva Eger image size = 200px caption = Picture of the pious sage, leader of the diaspora, our master rabbi Akiva Eger birth date = Birth date|1761|11|8 (11 Cheshvan 5522 Anno Mundi) birth place = Eisenstadt, Hungary death… … Wikipedia
EGER, SAMUEL (Perez Sanwel) BEN JUDAH LOEB — (1769–1842), German talmudic scholar and author. Eger, the grandson of akiva eger the Elder, was born in Halberstadt. After studying at his father s yeshivah, in 1809 he became rabbi of Brunswick where he served until his death. He had one of the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses Sofer — Oil painting of the Chasam Sofer based on Ber Frank Halevi s drawing Born September 26, 1762(1762 09 26) (7 Tishrei 5523 Anno Mundi) Frankfurt am Main, Germany Died Octo … Wikipedia
Akiba Eger — Akiba Eger. Hebräische Bildunterschrift: Abbildung des Rab HaGaon he chassid, Meister aller Söhne der Verbannung, unser Lehrer Akiba Eiger seligen Angedenkens Akiba Eger[1] (Aqiba Eger, Akiba ben Mose Eger, Akiba der Jüngere[2], Akiba ben Moses… … Deutsch Wikipedia
