Raphael Isaiah Azulai ( he, רפאל ישעיה אזולאי; born in Hebron 1743 – 9 Shvat, 1826 or possibly 1830
[
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2232-azulay-azulay says 1830, as does the Italian Wiki article and also the Geni.com system]) was a
rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
in
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
until his death. He was the firstborn of Rabbi
Chaim Yosef David Azulai. One of his daughters married
Abraham Pardo, son of the renowned rabbi
David Pardo; and her grandson
Moses Pardo was rabbi of Alexandria from 1871 to 1888. He was the author of a number of ''
responsa'' and decisions, which appeared partly under the title ''Tiferet Mosheh'' (The Splendor of Moses), and partly in the ''Zikron Mosheh'' of his son Moses (No. 10).
Descendants currently live across the middle east and north Africa.
See also
*
History of the Jews in Ancona
The history of the Jews in Ancona in Italy, began when Jews settled into the city in the first half of the 14th century, contributing to money-lending and other economic roles.
The Jewish community of Ancona is one of the oldest and most signific ...
References
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Its bibliography:
*
Azulai, ''Shem ha-Gedolim'', s.v.;
*
Joseph Zedner
Joseph Zedner (10 February 1804 – 10 October 1871) was a German Jewish bibliographer and librarian.
After completing his education, he acted as teacher in the Jewish school in Strelitz (Mecklenburg), where the lexicographer Daniel Sanders wa ...
, ''Cat. Hebr. Books British Museum'';
*
Ḥazan, ''Ha-Ma'alot li-Shelomoh'', 1894;
*''
The Leisure Hour'', London, Aug., 1886;
*''Allg. Zeit. des Judenthums'', 1839, p. 60; private sources
Year of birth unknown
1740s births
1826 deaths
18th-century Italian rabbis
18th-century Moroccan Jews
Italian people of Moroccan descent
Rabbis from Ancona
19th-century Italian rabbis
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