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Abraham Halevi's Lviv rabbinate
Abraham Halevi served as a rabbi in Lviv after Elijah Kalmankush.
Mass killing in 1664
Thirty-six righteous and holy people were killed in a terrible massacre.
David ben Shmuel Halevi migrated to Moravia
David ben Shmuel Halevi migrated to Moravia during the Khmelnytsky massacres.
David ben Shmuel Halevi returned to Poland
David ben Shmuel Halevi returned to Poland after the country became peaceful.
Yehuda Yudil appointed rabbi outside Lviv walls
Yehuda Yudil became the successor rabbi outside Lviv's walls after the Turei Zahav's death.
Death of Asher ben Reuven
Asher ben Reuven was killed in a collapse caused by an explosion at an explosives warehouse.
Yaakov and family settled in Moravia
Yaakov and his household migrated from their country and settled in Moravia.
Cannonball struck the house
A Prussian cannonball struck the house, killing Tzvi’s wife and one child.
Zvi taught Torah at the Altona kloiz
Zvi taught Torah at the Altona kloiz for about twenty years.
Zvi served as head of the yeshiva
Zvi officially served only as head of the yeshiva at the kloiz.
Death of Meshulam-Zelman
Meshulam-Zelman died on 22 Tammuz 5447.
Rabbi Tzvi appointed in Hamburg and Wandsbek
Rabbi Tzvi was appointed rabbi and chief rabbi in Hamburg and Wandsbek.
Rabbinical leadership in Altona
Rabbi Tzvi and Moshe Ziskind Rothenberg each led the Altona rabbinate for half a year.
Publication of Turei Zahav edition
Rabbi Tzvi published a manuscript edition of Turei Zahav with additions and glosses.
Rabbi Tzvi became rabbi in Amsterdam
Rabbi Tzvi left the rabbinate and later became rabbi in Amsterdam.
Zvi appointed chief rabbinical judge in Lviv
Zvi was appointed chief rabbinical judge in Lviv in 1714.
Simha Rapoport appointed rabbi in Lviv
Simha Rapoport was called to serve as rabbi in Lviv in 1718.
Zvi Landa served as leading rabbinical judge in Lviv
Zvi Landa served as Lviv's leading rabbinical judge in 1722.
Death of Isaiah son of Aharon Meshulam
Isaiah son of Aharon Meshulam died in Kolomyia in 1733.
Death of Aryeh Leib son of Saul
Aryeh Leib son of Saul died in Amsterdam in 1755.
Military warehouse explosion near Jewish Street
A gunpowder store exploded near Jewish Street, destroying houses and killing dozens, including Jacob Joshua’s family.
Jacob Joshua moves to Kariv
Jacob Joshua moved to the small town of Kariv in the Lublin district.
Jacob Joshua settles in Lukow
Jacob Joshua settled in Lukow in 1709.
Chaim Cohen Rapoport serves as chief rabbi of Lviv
Chaim Cohen Rapoport was appointed chief rabbi of Lviv and its district in 1741.
Death of Chaim Cohen Rapoport
Chaim Cohen Rapoport died on 13 Tammuz 1771.
Shlomo ben Moshe appointed in Lviv
Shlomo ben Moshe was appointed as Chaim Cohen Rapoport’s replacement in Lviv.
Birth of Yosef ben Meir Teomim
Yosef ben Meir Teomim was born in Shtsheritz near Lviv.
Marriage of Yosef ben Meir Teomim
Yosef ben Meir Teomim married the daughter of Rabbi Elikim of Komarno; Rabbi Elikim is not identified as the spouse.
Death of Shimha Natan Elinenberg
Shimha Natan Elinenberg died in 1859.
Death of Yitzhak Aharon Itinga
Yitzhak Aharon Itinga died in 1863.
Rabbinical appointment in Brest-Litovsk
An unnamed rabbi was appointed head of the rabbinical court in Brest-Litovsk.
Death of Zvi Hirsh Ornstein’s father
Yaakov Ornstein died in 1837 while Zvi Hirsh was young.
Marriage of Zvi Hirsh Ornstein
Zvi Hirsh Ornstein married a daughter of Yehiel Mikhel Kristiampoler.
Birth of Yosef Shaul Nathanson
Yosef Shaul Nathanson was born in 1811 in Berzan.
Marriage of Yosef Shaul Nathanson
Yosef Shaul Nathanson married a daughter of Yitzhak Aharon Halevi Ettinger.
Appointment of Yosef Shaul Nathanson in Lviv
Yosef Shaul Nathanson became head of the rabbinical court in Lviv in 1857.