Porges von Portheim

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Porges von Portheim is a prominent Bohemian family of which the following members gained particular distinction:

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Moses ben Israel Naphtali Hirsch Porges
(lived at Jerusalem at the beginning of the 17 c.), Rabbinical author; the author of Yiddish literature Darke Tziyyon: ([1])
Aaron ben Benjamin Porges/Aaron b. Benjamin Porges
(Porjes; lived 17 c.), Czech rabbi ([2])
Moses Porges, Edler von Portheim, or Moses Porges von Portheim
(December 13/22, 1781, Prague - May 21, 1870, Prague) Czech-Austrian industrialist (manufacturer) and vice-burgomaster of Prague-Smichow; knight of the Order of Francis Joseph.
Leopold Judah Porges von Portheim
(April 4, 1784, Prague - January 10, 1869, Prague) Bohemian manufacturer, alderman, and director of the Jewish community of Prague.
Joseph Porges, Edler von Portheim
(1817, Prague - September 3, 1904, Prague) Czech-Austrian manufacturer and art patron; son of Moses Porges von Portheim.
Rabbi Nathan Porges, Ph.D.
(December 21, 1848, Proßnitz, Mähren - August 27, 1924, Würzburg), Czech-German rabbi, Jewish theologian ([3])

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This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain. ([4])
By : Isidore Singer & Alexander Kisch

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