ABRAHAMS, ABRAHAM ISAAC — (1720–1796), religious official and merchant, who was known throughout the American Colonies as a mohel and Hebrew teacher. He spent most of his life in New York City. The Congregation Shearith Israel directed him to keep a publick school in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac — Isaak und Isaac ist ein männlicher Vorname, der auch als Familienname gebräuchlich ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Varianten 3 Bekannte Namensträger 3.1 Vorname 3.2 Familien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Abrahams — This long established surname, recorded in the spellings of Abraham, Abrahams, Abrahamson, the latter two being patronymics, and the abbreviated Abrams, also a apparent patronymic, is of 12th century origin, and a Crusader introduction into… … Surnames reference
Isaac, S. (2) — 2S. Isaac, Patriarcha. (25. März, al. 17. Dec.). Als Gott dem Abraham befahl, sein Vaterland Haran und seines Vaters Thare Haus, in welchem der Götzendienst einriß, zu verlassen, gab Er ihm die Verheißung, daß Er ihn zum großen Volke machen wolle … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
Esther Abrahams — (1771 ndash; 26 August 1846) was a Londoner sent to Australia as a convict on the First Fleet. She later married George Johnston, who was briefly governor of the colony after leading the Rum Rebellion. Transportation Abrahams was tried at the Old … Wikipedia
GERONDI, ZERAHIAH BEN ISAAC HA-LEVI — (12th century), rabbinical scholar and poet. His father, ISAAC HAYIẒHARI ben ZERAHIAH HA LEVI GERONDI, was a Hebrew poet and talmudic scholar in Spain. His poetry was included in the rites of the communities of Avignon, Carpentras, Montpellier,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELIEZER BEN ISAAC OF WORMS — (also called Eliezer ha Gadol ; 11th century), German talmudic scholar. Eliezer was a pupil of his relative Simeon ha Gadol, in mainz , and later of gershom Me or ha Golah, and judah ha kohen , author of Sefer ha Dinim. He was a friend of Jacob b … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PINTO, ISAAC — (1720–1791), U.S. merchant and translator of prayer books. Emigrating to the U.S. from the West Indies, where one branch of the Pinto family was established, Pinto settled in Connecticut; an Isaac Pinto is listed in Colonial Records of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BOLESLAVSKI, ISAAC — (1919–1977), Russian chess grandmaster. Boleslavski was born in Ukraine. He established himself early as one of the leading players in the U.S.S.R. He achieved his greatest success in the Candidates Tournament at Budapest in 1950, where he shared … Encyclopedia of Judaism
REMOS, MOSES BEN ISAAC — (c. 1406–c. 1430), physician, philosopher, and poet. Born in Majorca, he traveled widely, and eventually came to Palermo, where he was condemned to death after having been accused of poisoning a Christian patient. His judges offered to quash the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
