Jakob ben Chajim (died 1574) was a
rabbi
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in
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Places
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, and appointed by Emperor
Ferdinand I as ''Reichsrabbiner'' (Rabbi of the Empire) of the
Holy Roman Empire
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in 1559. He was the uncle of
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Judah Loew ben Bezalel (; between 1512 and 1526 – 17 September 1609), also known as Rabbi Loew ( Löw, Loewe, Löwe or Levai), the Maharal of Prague (), or simply the Maharal (the Hebrew acronym of "''Moreinu ha-Rav Loew''", 'Our Teacher, Rabbi ...
and the alleged great-grandson of
Judah Leib the Elder
Judah Leib the Elder (Hebrew: יהודה לייב הזקן died 1539) was a 16th-century Czech rabbi based in Prague, who is of great genealogical significance due to his alleged descent from King David.
Ancestor of Judah Loew ben Bezalel
The ...
.
References
16th-century births
1574 deaths
16th-century German rabbis
Year of birth unknown
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