Jacob Alsari () was a ''
darshan'', teacher, and
Hebrew grammarian, who for eighteen years lectured in Hebrew in
Zerkowo,
Prussian Poland.
Jacob Alsari wrote ''Dore Ma'alah'' on
Angelology and on accents. He was also the author of a religious poem and notes to the
Targumim. None of these works has been published.
His son
Joseph, born in Zerkowo in 1805, claims to have translated the family name (said to be originally
Arabic) into
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
, and acquired a reputation as
Julius Fürst.
References
18th-century Polish Jews
Grammarians of Hebrew
People from Jarocin County
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