Abraham Abraham — (March 9, 1843 ndash; June 28, 1911) was an American businessman and the founder of the Brooklyn, New York department store Abraham Straus, founded 1865. The chain, which became part of Federated Department Stores, is now part of Macy s.His… … Wikipedia
JUDAH HALEVI — (before 1075–1141), Hebrew poet, philosopher, and physician. Halevi was one of the most distinguished and emblematic medieval intellectuals, perhaps the most mature and representative model of Jewish culture in al Andalus; he was deeply involved… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Barzillai — (Albargeloni) [In Arabic, this means from Barcelona . In Hebrew, the name is rendered ha Bartseloni .] was a Spanish Talmudist of the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. Almost nothing is known of his life. He came of a very… … Wikipedia
JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI (ha-Nasi), AL-BARGELONI — JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI ( ha Nasi ), AL BARGELONI (late 11th and early 12th century), rabbi of Barcelona. Naḥ manides claimed descent from him, referring to him as zekeni ( my ancestor ). According to one statement (responsa, Tashbeẓ, 1:15), he was a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BAR ḤIYYA — (Ḥayya; d. c. 1136), Spanish philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and translator. Little is known about Abraham s life apart from the fact that he lived in Barcelona. Two titles by which he was known provide clues to his public activity. One… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC OF NARBONNE — (known as Rabi Abad; c. 1110–1179), talmudist and spiritual leader of Provence; author of Sefer ha Eshkol, the first work of codification of the halakhic commentary of southern France, which served as a model for all subsequent compilations.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah Messer Leon (1166) — Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166 ndash; 1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. According to Gross he was probably a descendant of Rashi, and a pupil of Isaac ben Samuel of Dampierre and his son Elhanan. He married a daughter of Abraham ben… … Wikipedia
ABRAHAM BEN AZRIEL — (13th century), liturgical commentator, one of the Elders of Bohemia. Abraham was a disciple of the great German pietists, judah b. samuel he Ḥasid and eleazar b. judah of Worms (Rokeah) as well as of baruch b. isaac of Regensburg, the latter two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BEN JUDAH LEON — (second half of 14th century), disciple of Ḥasdai crescas . Abraham came to Spain from his native Candia (Crete) sometime after 1375, the year in which he completed a Hebrew translation of Euclid s Elements. In 1378, he finished his quadripartite … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon — (1120 – after 1190) was a translator and physician. Born in Granada, he left Spain in 1150, probably on account of anti Semitic persecution by the Almohades, and went to Lunel in southern France. Benjamin of Tudela mentions him as a physician… … Wikipedia
