Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
PETHAHIAH OF REGENSBURG — (12th century), traveler; son of Jacob ha Lavan and brother of isaac b. jacob ha Lavan of Prague, both tosafists. His permanent home appears to have been in Regensburg (Ratisbon), although he was also connected with Prague. About 1175 he set out… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISSERLEIN, ISRAEL BEN PETHAHIAH — (1390–1460), the foremost rabbi of Germany in the 15th century. Isserlein was also called, after the towns in which he resided, Israel Marburg and Israel Neustadt, but he was mainly known as the author of Terumat ha Deshen, his chief work.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isserlein, Israel ben Pethahiah — (1390 1460) German rabbi and talmudist. He was born in Regensburg and served as rabbi in Marburg and Wiener Neustadt, where he was the leading halakhic authority of his time. His responsa were collected together in Terumat ha Deshen … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
PERL, JOSEPH — (1773–1839), author of significant satirical works and leading figure in the Galician haskalah . Perl was born in Tarnopol, where he spent most of his life. In his youth he was attracted to Ḥasidism and acquired knowledge of the movement s way of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SAMUEL BEN ALI — (Samuel ha Levi ben al Dastur – the Aristocrat ; d. 1194), one of the geonim of the post geonic period (which lasted for about 200 years after the geonic period proper). He was the most prominent and important of the 12th century Babylonian… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of Frankfurt am Main — The history of the city of Frankfurt am Main is the story of a hill at a ford in the Main that developed into a European banking metropolis, becoming the smallest metropolis in the world . Its other monikers include Bankfurt and Mainhattan . The… … Wikipedia
Petachja aus Regensburg — Die Reisen des Petachja Petachja aus Regensburg (* in Prag 12. Jahrhundert; Petachia von Regensburg, Petachja ben Jacob aus Regensburg) war ein jüdischer Reisender des Mittelalters. Vor 1187 unternahm er ausgehend von Regensburg über Prag, Polen … Deutsch Wikipedia
COMMUNITY — antiquity middle ages character and structures functions and duties individual centers the muslim caliphate in the east … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GEORGE, WALTER LIONEL — (1882–1926), French born English author of half Jewish parentage. He specialized in labor problems and questions of sex and marriage. George s works include The City of Light (1912), Israel Kalisch (1913), A London Mosaic (1921), and The Story of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤASDAI — (Ḥisdai), name of four Babylonian exilarchs. ḤASDAI BEN BUSTANAI lived in the 7th century. Both he and his brother Baradoi served as exilarchs following the death of their father, bustanai , in about 670. The two brothers attempted to undermine… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
