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1. Chaim Nachman Bialik

   Person · 1873–1934 · Schriftsteller, writer · Volynsʹka oblastʹ (Ukraine) · 7 sources

   (1873–1934), foremost modern Hebrew poet. Ḥayim Naḥman Bialik was born in the village of Radi, near the city of Zhitomir in Ukraine. After his father’s timber business failed, the family moved to Zhitomir when Bialik was…

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2. David Abudarham

   Person · 1460–1554 · Author, Rabbi · Sevilla · 7 sources

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3. David HaLevi Segal

   Person · 1586–1667 · Author, Rabbi, Rabbiner · Vladimir · 7 sources

   (Taz; 1586–1667), rabbi, author, and head of yeshiva. The life of David ben Shemu’el ha-Levi, better known as Taz (after the initial letters of his Ture zahav [Rows of Gold], commentary upon the Shulḥan ‘arukh), spanned …

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4. Eleasar ben Juda ben Kalonymos

   Person · 1160–1230 · Author, Rabbi · 7 sources

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5. Elia Levita

   Person · 1469–1549 · Author, Grammatiker, Orientalist · Neustadt a. d. Aisch · 7 sources

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6. Elimelekh, mi-Liz'ensḳ

   Person · 1717–1787 · Author, Rabbi, Rabbiner · Poland · 7 sources

   (1717–1786/87), Hasidic leader; founder of Hasidism in Galicia and Poland. The son of a wealthy village Jew in the district of Tykocin, Elimelekh was first drawn to Hasidism by his brother Meshulam Zusya (d. 1800), later…

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7. Fassel, Hirsch Baer

   Person · 1802–1883 · Rabbi, Rabbiner, Schriftsteller · Boskowitz · 7 sources

   Geb. 21. Aug. 1802 in Boskovice (Boskowitz), Mähren,Gest. 26. Dez. 1883 in Nagykanizsa (Groß-Kanischa), UngarnAbsolvent der Sofer-Jeschiwa in Preßburg, dann Geschäftsmann, verliert sein Vermögen, 1836 Rb. in Prostìjov …

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8. Frankel, Zacharias

   Person · 1801–1875 · Rabbi, Rabbiner, Schriftsteller · Prag · 7 sources

   Geb. 30. Sept. 1801 in Prag,Gest. 13. Feb. 1875 in BreslauÄltester Sohn des Koppelmann F., Abkömmling der bedeutenden Rabbinerfamilien Fränkel aus Wien und Spiro aus Prag, und der Esther Fischels, einer Tochter des Lei…

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9. Gaster, Moses

   Person · 1856–1939 · Philologe, Rabbi, Theologe · Bukarest · 7 sources

   (1856–1939), scholar, rabbi, Zionist, folklorist. Moses Gaster was born in Bucharest to a renowned Jewish family; his grandfather Asriel Gaster had been a community leader and synagogue founder, and his father Abraham Em…

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10. Geiger, Abraham

    Person · 1810–1874 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Frankfurt am Main · 7 sources

    Geb. 24. Mai 1810 in Frankfurt/M.,Gest. 23. Okt. 1874 in BerlinSohn des Frankfurter Kantors Michel Lazarus G. und seiner zweiten Frau Röschen Wallau, mütterlicherseits Enkel des Dajan und Kabbalisten Leser W., Cheder-E…

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11. Güdemann, Moritz

    Person · 1835–1918 · Historiker, Rabbi, Rabbiner · Hildesheim · 7 sources

    Geb. 19. Feb. 1835 in Hildesheim,Gest. 5. Aug. 1918 in Baden bei WienSohn des Schlachtermeisters Jüdemann und der Dina Juda, Besuch des Josephinums in Hildesheim, nach dem Abitur Studien bei Landesrb. Julius Landsberge…

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12. Hans Kohn

    Person · 1891–1971 · Auslandskorrespondent, Historiker, Journalist · Prag · 7 sources

    (1891–1971), Zionist activist, journalist, and scholar of modern nationalism. Hans Kohn was born in Prague to a bilingual (Czech and German) Jewish family; his parents came from the Czech regions outside the Bohemian cap…

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13. Heidenheim, Wolf

    Person · 1757–1832 · Author, Authors, Drucker · Germany · 7 sources

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14. Heine, Heinrich

    Person · 1797–1856 · Dramatiker, Journalist, Jurist · Düsseldorf · 7 sources

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15. Hirsch, Samson Raphael

    Person · 1808–1888 · Rabbi · Hamburg (Germany) · 7 sources

    Geb. 20. Juni 1808 in Hamburg,Gest. 31. Dez. 1888 in FrankfurtSohn des Raphael b. Mendel b. Zwi-Hirsch und der Gella Herz, väterlicherseits Enkel des Rb. M. Frankfurter, Schulbesuch und Ausbildung für den Geschäftsberu…

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16. Isaac ben Moses Arama

    Person · 1420–1494 · Author, Rabbi, philosopher · Kaluszyn · 7 sources

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17. Isaac Bernays

    Person · 1792-09-29–1849-05-01 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Mainz-Weisenau · 7 sources

    Geb. 29. Sept. 1792 in Mainz-Weisenau,Gest. 1. Mai 1849 in HamburgSohn des Gastwirts Jacob Baer (seit 1808 Bernays) und der Marthe WelschTalmudstudium an der Jeschiwa des Mainzer Oberrb. Herz Scheuerals erster „Candida…

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18. Isaac of Troki

    Person · 1533–1594 · Author, Karäer, Rabbiner · Troki · 7 sources

    (1533–1594; according to others: 1525–1586), Karaite scholar who was born and lived in the Lithuanian town of Trakai. Yitsḥak ben Avraham wrote several compositions on Karaite ritual law (a collection of responsa on ritu…

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19. Jacob ben Aaron Sasportas

    Person · 1610–1698 · Author, Rabbi, Rabbiner · Hamburg · 7 sources

    Rabbiner, Kabbalist und vehementer Gegner der sabbatianischen Bewegung

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20. Jacob ben Asher

    Person · 1269–1340 · Author, Rabbi · Germany · 7 sources

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