Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament. Joan Comay . 2012.
SHAPIRA, ABRAHAM — (1870–1965), one of the first Jewish Shomerim ( Watchmen ) in Ereẓ Israel. Born in Novaya Mikhailovka, southern Russia, Shapira was taken to Ereẓ Israel at the age of ten; his family lived first in Jerusalem and later in . From his youth he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shapira, Abraham — (1870 1965) Palestine shomer. He was head of the shomrim guarding Petah Tikvah in 1890. In May 1921 he led the defence of Petah Tikvah against Arab attack … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Abraham Firkovich — Abraham (Avraham) ben Samuel Firkovich (Hebrew אברהם בן שמואל Avraham ben Shmuel ; Crimean Karaim: Аврагъам Фиркович Avragham Firkovich ) (1786 1874) was a famous leader of the Qarays (Crimean Karaites). He was born in Lutsk, Volhynia, then lived … Wikipedia
SHAPIRA, AVRAHAM ELKANA KAHANA — (1917– ), Israeli religious leader and former chief rabbi. Shapira was born in Jerusalem, where he studied at Yeshivat Eẓ Ḥayyim and then at Hevron Yeshivah under Rabbi Moses Mordechai Epstein and Rabbi Ezekiel Sarna. After his marriage, Shapira… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRA, ELIJAH BEN BENJAMIN WOLF — (1660–1712), rabbi, preacher, and halakhist. Elijah studied under his grandfather, Aaron Simeon Shapira, and abraham abele gombiner . He was the brother in law of jacob reischer and of david oppenheim . He served as rabbi in Kolin, Bohemia, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Sternhartz — Rabbi Abraham Sternhartz (1862 ndash;1955), also known as Avraham Shternhartz, was an Orthodox rabbi in Ukraine and a unique and unsurpassed figure in the chain of transmission of Breslover teachings from the early generations of the movement to… … Wikipedia
Avraham Shapira — Avraham Elkanah Kahana Shapira ( he. אברהם אלקנה כהנא שפירא; May 20, 1914, Jerusalem [cite web |url=http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/167047 |title=הגאון הרב אברהם שפירא הלך לעולמו |accessdate=2007 10 01 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth=… … Wikipedia
Avraham Shapira — Avraham Elkanah Kahana Shapira (hébreu : אברהם אלקנה כהנא שפירא), Jérusalem, 20 mai 1914[1] 27 septembre 2007, était une figure importante du sionisme religieux. Il dirigea le tribunal rabbinique de Jérusalem et fu … Wikipédia en Français
NATHAN BEN ABRAHAM I — (d. c. 1053), av bet din of the academy of Ereẓ Israel in Jerusalem. Nathan was a scion of one of the families whose members held respected positions in the academy. Around 1011 he traveled to Kairouan to settle the estate of his father, who had… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FIRKOVICH, ABRAHAM — (Even Reshef; 1787–1874), Karaite public figure in Eastern Europe. Firkovich was born in Luck (Lutsk), Poland. After his marriage in 1808 he worked as a miller. In 1813 he began to study Torah with the Karaite scholar morekhai sultanski . In 1822 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
