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Wife of Isaac ben Nahman
Wife who purchased land with Isaac beside the synagogue.
Synagogue of Isaac Nahman
New synagogue founded by Isaac ben Nahman and his sons.
Sulikowski
Archbishop who brought Jesuits to Lviv and sought municipal accommodation.
Cathedral school
School whose enrollment and income were threatened by a proposed Jesuit school.
Piotr Gamrat
Anti-Jewish figure who presided over the 1542 Piotrków synod.
Gniezno
Site of the 1589 synod restricting grand synagogues.
Olsko Square
Square containing ruins and adjacent vacant land considered for synagogue construction.
Horse Mill
Former mill whose ruins stood on the proposed synagogue site.
Paulus Itallus
Builder who constructed Isaac’s synagogue and residence.
Archbishop Solokovsky
Archbishop who withheld approval for the synagogue construction.
Balcherska 27
Address of the residence built for Isaac in front of the square.
Isaac’s synagogue
Synagogue built by Paulus for Isaac and completed in 1582.
Boym family
Wealthy family associated with Renaissance building projects.
Sigismund III
King who received a Jewish legal petition concerning commercial restrictions.
Kampian
Wealthy individual associated with Renaissance building projects.
Abrahamovitz
Wealthy individual associated with Renaissance building projects.
Lorentsovitz
Wealthy individual associated with Renaissance building projects.
King Wladislaus
King who prohibited Jews from establishing new synagogues.
Pietro di Barbona
Italian builder or architect involved in Renaissance construction.
Petrus Italus
Italian builder or architect involved in Renaissance construction.
Ruthenian Church
Renaissance church built by Paulus on Ruska Street.
Adrian Radzimski
New superior of the Jesuit order who initiated renewed efforts.
Jan Dymitr Sulikowski
Archbishop and Jesuit patron who died.
Jan Zamoyski
Successor to Jan Dymitr Sulikowski and opponent of the Jesuits.
Adam Stadnicki
Przemyśl starosta and member of the royal commission.
Stanisław Stadnicki
Member of the royal commission.
Stanisław Żółkiewski
Member of the soldiers’ pay committee asked to defend city interests.
Jesuit Collegium
Institution for which the Jesuits sought land.
Jesuit Order
Order that sought the synagogue’s land for a college and church.
Ruthenian region
Region whose Jewish committee convened during the commission proceedings.
Isaac ben Nahman
Led the community representatives appearing in the municipal proceedings.
Nahman ben Isaac
Protested on behalf of the Jews, invoking the Magdeburg law and Jewish privileges.
Foradovsky
Argued that the commissioners possessed authority over the city’s proceedings.
Zolkiewski
Went to the municipal assembly, examined committee records, and left the hall.
Andrzej Dombrowski
Supported establishing a Jesuit college in Lviv while avoiding harm to the city.
Jesuit college in Lviv
Proposed college whose establishment was supported by the municipal council.