Mordecaï Meisel

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• Mordecai Meisel — Mordecai Marcus Meisel (Mordechaj Marek or Miška Marek Meisel (Majzel) in Czech) (1528, Prague–March 13, 1601, Prague) was a philanthropist and communal leader in Prague; he was son of Samuel Meisel. Grave of Mordechai Meisel in Prague (1601).… …   Wikipedia

• Meisel — or Meisels is a surname and may refer to: Edmund Meisel, German composer Elazar Meisels, an American Orthodox rabbi Hilde Meisel, German Resistance fighter and writer Hubi Meisel John Meisel, Canadian political scientist, professor, and scholar… …   Wikipedia

• MEISEL (Meisl, Meysl, Miška, Akhbar, Maušel, Konír), MORDECAI (Marcus, Marx) BEN SAMUEL — (1528–1601), Prague financier, philanthropist, and head of the Jewish community. He was considered by graetz the first Jewish capitalist in Germany. Although the source of his fabulous wealth is not known, it enabled him to finance large… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• MEISEL, MOSES BEN MORDECAI — (c. 1758–c. 1838), Torah scholar and maskil; born in Vilna. In his youth Meisel was one of the disciples closest to the Vilna Gaon elijah b. solomon zalman . He was familiar with German literature and became deeply interested in the writings of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Meisel, Mordecai Marcus — (1528 1601)    Bohemian financier, philanthropist and communal leader. He was a court banker to the Austrian imperial house, and built the Meisel Synagogue in Prague in 1597; he also financed the building of a hospital, a bet midrash and a mikveh …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

• Mordechai Meisel — Grabmal von Mordechai Maisel am Alten jüdischen Friedhof in Prag Mordechaj (Markus) ben Samuel Meisel, auch u.a. Meisl, Meysl, Konír (* 1528 in Prag; † 13. März 1601 in Prag) war Hofbankier, Philanthrop und Vorsteher der jüdischen Gemeinde in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• PRAGER, RICHARD — (1883–1945), German astronomer. Prager was born in Hanover. In 1908 he joined the Berlin Academy of Sciences; and in 1909 was appointed head of a department in the National Observatory in Santiago, Chile. From 1913 onward he worked as scientific… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• RUDOLF II° — (of Hapsburg; 1552–1612), Holy Roman emperor and king of Bohemia from 1576. His reign was a period of growth for the Jewry of his dominions, particularly the community of prague (where he resided most of the time). He was in constant touch with… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism