Chajim Fürst, aka Heinrich Chajim Fürst (born ; died 1653 in

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- Altona,

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) was a

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and

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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 Merchants from the Holy Roman Empire Court Jews 17th-century German Jews Jewish merchants Businesspeople from Copenhagen People from Altona, Hamburg 1580s births 1653 deaths Jews from Hamburg {{Jewish-hist-stub