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Juspa Schammes
Juspa Schammes (February 14, 1604 in Fulda – February 5, 1678 in Worms) was a chronicler of the Jewish community of Worms, Germany, synagogue caretaker (''shammes''), and a writer. Life and career Personal life He was born as the son of Rabbi Juda in Fulda. In 1625 he married Breunge or Faierchen (* before 1610; † August 8, 1688), daughter of Michel and Güttle, who lived in the house "Zur hinter Sichel" in Judengasse in Worms. Juspa and his wife had five children: *Elieser Liebermann († after 1696) *Jacob († 1667) *Israel Moses Sanwil († 1699) *Tamar († 1666) *Mindele († 1723) Juspa Schammes died in 1678, and was buried at Jewish Cemetery, Worms, Heiliger Sand, a Jewish Cemetery in Worms. His gravestone has not been preserved and was probably destroyed in the Second World War. Training and work In 1620 he studied in the yeshiva in Fulda with Rabbi Pinchas Levi Hurwitz from Prague. In 1623 he came to Worms following Elia ben Mosche Loanz, called ''Baal Shem'', to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worms, Germany
Worms () is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main. It had about 82,000 inhabitants . A pre-Roman foundation, Worms is one of the oldest cities in northern Europe. It was the capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians in the early fifth century, hence is the scene of the medieval legends referring to this period, notably the first part of the ''Nibelungenlied''. Worms has been a Roman Catholic bishopric since at least 614, and was an important palatinate of Charlemagne. Worms Cathedral is one of the imperial cathedrals and among the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany. Worms prospered in the High Middle Ages as an imperial free city. Among more than a hundred imperial diets held at Worms, the Diet of 1521 (commonly known as ''the'' Diet of Worms) ended with the Edict of Worms, in which Martin Luther was declared a heretic. Worms is also one of the historical ShUM-cities as a cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
