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Avraham of Cologne

אברהם בן יחיאל מקולוניה

A rabbi, teacher, and founder of yeshivas who settled in Lviv from the West.

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... אברהם בן יחיאל מקולוניה "ממגורשי פורטוגאל ומחסידי פרובינציה" גם הוא הגיע ללבוב מן המערב , יסד ישיבות והעלה את ידיעת התלמוד בפולין למדרגה של צרפת בימי בעלי התוספות . מת בשנת רפ״ב — 1522 . ...
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Person
Yekhiel, the Great Judge
Child Of
Community
Jewish Community of Lviv
Arrived At
Community
Jewish Community of Lviv
Founded By
Event
Death of Avraham of Cologne
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Child Of
Avraham of Cologne → Yekhiel, the Great Judge
אברה ם מקולוני ה ב ן מו״ ה יחיא ל דיי ן הגדו ל
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Avraham of Cologne → Lviv
ג ם הו א הגי ע ללבו ב מ ן המערב
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Avraham of Cologne → Lviv
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The passage does not explicitly state that the yeshivas were in Lviv.

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founded yeshivas
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Associated events
Death · 1522
Death of Avraham of Cologne

Avraham of Cologne died on the first day of Sukkot in 1522.