Abraham Baer — (born in Russia, December 26, 1834; died at Gothenburg, Sweden, March 7, 1894) was a German cantor, musician, and composer. His father destined him for the rabbinate; but his love for music and the song of the synagogue caused him to choose to… … Wikipedia
Abraham Baer Dobsewitch — Abraham Baer ben Joseph Ezra Dobsewitch (or Dobsevage) (born Pinsk, Oct. 17, 1843; died New York, Jan. 14, 1900) was a Russian Hebraist and exegete. Life At the age of thirteen Dobsewitch had written a commentary to the Canticles. In 1861 he went … Wikipedia
BIRNBAUM, ABRAHAM BAER — (1864–1922), cantor and composer. Birnbaum, who was born in Pultusk, Poland, was regarded as an illui ( prodigy ) in Talmud. He studied the violin in Lodz with Ḥayyim H. Janowski, founder of the Ha Zamir choral society. At the age 19, he accepted … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GOTTLOBER, ABRAHAM BAER — (pseudonyms Abag and Mahalalel, 1810–1899), Hebrew and Yiddish writer and poet. Born in Staro Konstantinov (Volhynia), Gottlober was taken to Tarnopol (now Ternopol), Galicia, by his father at the age of 17. In Galicia he came in contact with the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Bär Gottlober — (auch: Abraham Baer Gottlober oder Abraham Ber Gottlober; Pseudonyme: Mahalalel, ABaG; * 20. Dezember 1810 in Starakonstantinow, Gouvernemt Wolhynien, als Sohn des Kantors Chaim Hakohen; † 12. April 1899 in Białystok) war produktiver hebräischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
BAER, ABRAHAM — (1834–1894), cantor. Baer was born in Wielen (Filehne), Poznan (Poland). He was a teacher and ḥazzan in various towns in western Prussia and in Posen, before becoming assistant cantor in Goteborg, Sweden, in 1857 and chief cantor in 1860.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM DOV BAER OF OVRUCH — (d. 1840), rabbi and ḥasidic leader in the Ukraine. Abraham succeeded his father David as rabbi of Khmelnik. He subsequently became rabbi in Ovruch and Zhitomir. He was a devoted disciple of Nahum of Chernobyl, and after Nahum s death kept in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM EL-BARCHILON — ABRAHAM EL BARCHILON, fiscal agent of Sancho IV of Castile, 1284–95. Abraham was born in Toledo. His close connection with Don Lope de Haro, a grandee of Sancho s court, helped to augment his influence. After holding various fiscal offices,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM ḤAYYIM BEN GEDALIAH — (1750–1816), Galician rabbi. Abraham studied under his father Gedaliah b. Benjamin Wolf, who was av bet din in Zloczow. He was a disciple of dov baer the Maggid of Mezhirech, jacob joseph of Polonnoye, and jehiel michel of zloczow . He was also a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham ibn Esra — Abraham ben Meir ibn Esra (auch Abraham Ben Ezra, Aben Esra, Avenesra, Ebenesra; Akronym Raba; * um 1092 in Tudela, Spanien; † 23. oder 28. Januar 1167) war ein jüdischer Gelehrter und Schriftsteller. Nach ihm ist der Mondkrater Abenezra benannt … Deutsch Wikipedia
