Menasseh Ben Israel
Rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher
Died aged 53Dutch Republic
Biography
Manoel Dias Soeiro (Dutch: [maːˈnul ˈdijɑ(s) ˈsʋeːroː]; 1604 – 20 November 1657), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh or Menashe ben Israel (מנשה בן ישראל), was a Jewish scholar, rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Meerets Titsmah) in Amsterdam in 1626.
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Career & roles
- Chief Rabbi
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