David Oppenheim (rabbi)

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David Oppenheim (1664–1736) was the chief rabbi of Prague.

Personal background

Oppenheim was born in 1664 in Worms, where his father, Abraham, was a communal leader. David Oppenheim's teachers included Gershon Ashkenazi and Ya'akov Sack (father of Tsevi Ashenazi, the Hakham Tsevi). In 1681, he married Gnendl, daughter of the court Jew Leffmann Behrends (Lipmann Cohen) of Hanover.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "YIVO | Oppenheim, David". Yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
↑ "Oppenheim, David Ben Abraham". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

External links

David Oppenheim at Find a Grave

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 7753200 LCCN: nr94042314 ISNI: 0000 0000 6932 8830 GND: 138991979

Persondata
Name	Oppenheim, David
Alternative names
Short description	Czech rabbi
Date of birth	1664
Place of birth	Worms, Germany
Date of death	1736
Place of death

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