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Rabbi Israel son of Samuel (Smolewitz)

ר׳ ישראל בן שמואל (סמולוויץ)

Emissary of the Jews of Będzin in 1666.

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... ידי נכבדי העיר. בראש הקהילה עמד הרב ויועץ חוקים. במחצית האחרת של המאה הט״ז משגרת בנדין שליח מיוחד לקראקא, לועד ארבע הארצות: שמו של שליחם של יהודי בנדין בשנת 1666 היה ר׳ ישראל בן שמואל (סמולוויץ).
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Rabbi Israel son of Samuel (Smolewitz) → Council of the Four Lands
שמ ו ש ל שליח ם ש ל יהוד י בנדי ן בשנ ת 1666 היה ר ׳ ישרא ל ב ן שמוא ל (סמולוויץ)
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