Chajim Fürst, aka Heinrich Chajim Fürst (born ca. 1580; died 1653 in

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- Altona,

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) was a merchant and court agent as well as an elder of the Jewish community of Hamburg. According to contemporary sources, Heinrich Chajim Fürst was also the richest Jew in Hamburg at the time.

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17th-century Danish businesspeople 17th-century German businesspeople Court Jews 16th-century German Jews Jewish merchants Businesspeople from Copenhagen People from Altona, Hamburg 1592 births 1653 deaths Jews from Hamburg {{Jewish-hist-stub