(Maharal of Prague), Rabbi Judah ben Betzalel Loew
(1512-1609)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Shmelkes-Reich, Perel

(Maharal of Prague), Rabbi Judah ben Betzalel Loew

  • Born: Apr 10, 1512, Poznan (Posen), Poland
  • Marriage (1): Shmelkes-Reich, Perel
  • Died: Aug 22, 1609, Prague, Czech Republic at age 97

  General Notes:

_PHOTO: _TEXT The old synagogue of the city, where Rabbi Loew officiated. Accordin
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CONC d almost no one is allowed in there. Other tales speak of nazi officer
CONC s entering it to see the golem, only to be killed or left mad by it a
CONC s they tried ot bring it back to life. One of the Gerrer Rebbes, afte
CONC r entered the genizah, said that "nobody should go there". Notice t
CONC hat the clock below the tower on the backdrop building ahs Hebrew nume
CONC rals and runs backwards in relation to the other one.
OBJE: _TEXT The old synagogue of the city, where Rabbi Loew officiated. Accordin
CONC g to legend, the remains of the golem are kept inside its genizah an
CONC d almost no one is allowed in there. Other tales speak of nazi officer
CONC s entering it to see the golem, only to be killed or left mad by it a
CONC s they tried ot bring it back to life. One of the Gerrer Rebbes, afte
CONC r entered the genizah, said that "nobody should go there". Notice t
CONC hat the clock below the tower on the backdrop building ahs Hebrew nume
CONC rals and runs backwards in relation to the other one.
OBJE: _TEXT Bio


Rabbi married Perel Shmelkes-Reich. (Perel Shmelkes-Reich was born in 1528 in Prague, Czech Republic and died on May 5, 1610 in Prague, Czech Republic.)




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