Israel ben Josef
Israel (Isserl) ben Josef (around 1500 – 1568) was a wealthy Jewish merchant, banker, and Talmudist who settled in Kraków in 1519, following the expulsion of the Jews from the German city of Regensburg. He was the father of Moses Isserles and the founder of the Remah Synagogue in Kazimierz, now a district of Kraków, built in 1553 on land owned by Israel ben Josef.
Rabbi Israel ben Josef ישראל בן יוסף | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1490s–1500 |
| Died | 18 February 1568 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Dinah Malka Schrentzel |
| Children | Eliyahu Yitzhak Joseph Kendel Moses Miriam Beila Eliezer Sheindel |
| Parent(s) | Yosef ben Chaim Gittel Auerbach |
| Occupation | Merchant, banker, Talmudist, Head of the Community, Rabbi of Krakow |
According to popular tradition, he was the founder of the Remah Synagogue, built in 1553 on land owned by him. According to The Jewish Encyclopedia, it may be concluded from the terms which his son applies to him in his preface to "Meḥir Yayin" that he was the chief of the community.
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