Capsali — (Kapsali), Hauptstadt der ionischen Insel Cerigo; Sitz eines Bischofs, mehrere Kirchen u. Klöster, Rhede; 2000 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
CAPSALI, MOSES BEN ELIJAH — (1420?–1500?), Turkish rabbi and communal leader. Capsali was born in Crete; he studied with his father and later in Italy and Germany. He served as a rabbi in Constantinople under Byzantine rule, from 1445? and after the conquest of the city by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CAPSALI, ELIJAH — (c. 1483–1555), rabbi and historian of Candia, Crete. His father, Elkanah Capsali, also rabbi in Candia, in his capacity as constable (civil head of Cretan Jewry), directed the relief work for Spanish exiles in 1492–93. In 1508 Elijah Capsali… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Capsali, Elijah — (1483 1555) Cretan rabbi and historian. He was head of the Jewish community in Crete. His Seder Eliyahu Zuta contains a survey of the history of the Jewry in the Ottoman empire down to his day, as well as an account of Spanish Jewish history.… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Capsali, Moses — (1420 96/97) Turkish rabbi. He was born in Crete. He served as a rabbi in Constantinople under Byzantine rule. After the conquest of the city by the Turks in 1453, he was the most important rabbi in the Ottoman empire and became the spiritual… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Elijah Capsali — Elijah Capsali, auch Elijah ben Elkanah Capsali (* um 1483 in Candia auf Kreta; † nach 1555 ebenda) war ein kretischer Rabbiner und Historiker. Er ist Verfasser einer osmanischen und einer venezianischen Chronik. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Moses Capsali — Moses b. Elijah Capsali (1420–1495) was Hakham Bashi (Chief rabbi) of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in Greece in 1420. When a young man he left his native country in order to study at the German yeshivot. He is next mentioned as rabbi of… … Wikipedia
Mose Capsali — (* 1420; † 1495), aus kretischer Familie stammend (vielleicht identisch mit Eli Capsali), war der erste Großrabbiner (Chacham Baschi) der Türkei in Konstantinopel von 1454 bis zu seinem Tod. Literatur (Auswahl) Graetz VIII, Leipzig 1864 Jüdisches … Deutsch Wikipedia
OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources … Encyclopedia of Judaism
COMMUNITY — antiquity middle ages character and structures functions and duties individual centers the muslim caliphate in the east … Encyclopedia of Judaism