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Esdra Pontremoli
Esdra Pontremoli (Chieri, 10 January 1818 – Vercelli, 1 February 1888) was an Italian rabbi, poet, writer, editor, teacher, pedagogist and member of the Pontremoli dynasty. He founded with Giuseppe Levi ''L'Educatore Israelita'', the first Jewish journal in Italy."Les Pontremoli, deux dynasties rabbiniques en Turquie et en Italie" Parigi,1997on-line Biography Ezra Pontremoli was born in Ivrea in 1888, the son of rabbi Eliseo Graziado Pontremoli (born in Casale Monferrato in 1778 and died in Nice in 1851) and Bella Eleonora Olivetti (died in Nice in 1874, nephew of the banker :it:Laudadio Formiggini, Laudadio Formiggini), exponent of a wealthy family of bankers from Modena. On his mother's side, he was related to :it:Angelo Fortunato Formiggini, Angelo Fortunato Formiggini and to Camillo Olivetti, founder of the eponymous typewriter manufacturer. He ws the brother of Raffaele Pontremoli, uncle of Emmanuel Pontremoli, Roberto Pontremoli and grandfather of Aldo Pontremoli, Mario Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakam
''Hakham'' (or ''chakam(i), haham(i), hacham(i)''; he, חכם ', "wise") is a term in Judaism, meaning a wise or skillful man; it often refers to someone who is a great Torah scholar. It can also refer to any cultured and learned person: "He who says a wise thing is called a ''hakham'', even if he be not a Jew." Hence in Talmudic-Midrashic literature, wise gentiles are commonly called ' ("wise men of the nations of the world"). In Sephardi Jews, Sephardic usage, ''hakham'' is a synonym for "rabbi". In ancient times ''Hakham'' as an official title is found as early as the first Sanhedrin, after the reconstruction of that body, when the Hadrianic religious persecutions had ceased. In addition to the Nasi (Hebrew title), nasi Simeon ben Gamliel, two other scholars stood at the head of the Sanhedrin, namely Nathan the Babylonian as ''Av Beit Din'' and Rabbi Meir as ''hakham''. Another ''hakham'' mentioned by name was Simon, the son of Judah the Prince, who after the death of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |