Salonica, he studied under Rabbi Samuel de Medina and became head of the Talmudic school there; among his pupils were Aaron Hazzan, Meir Melammed, and Shabbethai...
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"Extremos y Grandezas de Constantinople," Madrid, 1638). His works had a great influence on Aaron ben Samuel. He was the father of Isaac ben Jacob Sasportas...
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Nachmanides (redirect from Moses Ben Nahman)
him. Karaites were said to have attended his lectures, among them Aaron ben Joseph the Elder, who later became one of the greatest Karaite authorities...
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other commentators, among them Saadia Gaon, Rashi, Joseph Kara and Abraham ibn Ezra. Works of Jacob ben Ascher in the Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Retrieved...
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Moses Almosnino (redirect from Moses ben Baruch Almosnino)
Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (c. 1515 – c. 1580) was a distinguished rabbi; born at Thessaloniki about 1515, and died in Constantinople about 1580. He was...
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by Rashi (Solomon ben Isaac). Edited by Joseph Hayim ben Aaron Strasbourg Zarfati. Bologna: Abraham ben Hayim of Pesaro for Joseph ben Abraham Caravita...
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v. 452. According to Joseph ben Isaac Sambari, Simon was much respected in court circles. He was the father of the Solomon ben Simon Duran. Duran's Magen...
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David Abudarham (redirect from David ben Joseph ben David Abudarham)
in the public domain: Kaufmann Kohler (1901–1906). "ABUDARHAM, DAVID BEN JOSEPH BEN DAVID (or ABUDRAHIM)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish...
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Sabbatai Zevi (section In Constantinople)
by 1658, he surfaced in Constantinople. There, he met a preacher, Abraham Yachini a disciple of the Talmudic scholar Joseph Trani, who confirmed his...
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Benveniste (redirect from Ben-Veniste)
Siavouch Pasha in Constantinople. Political advisor and diplomat. Negotiated peace with Spain. Died in exile in Rhodes. Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c...
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