Joseph Uziel (died 1572 in

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) was an

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scholar and

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. He was a pupil of Isaac Aboab of Castile, and left a

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, which is included in the collection of Joseph di Trani (i. 39).

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* 1572 deaths 16th-century Italian rabbis Year of birth unknown {{italy-rabbi-stub