Jakob Pollak
Jakob Pollak (born around 1460 probably in Bavaria; died 1541 in Lublin ) was a Jewish scholar. He was a student of Jacob Margolioth von Nürnberg , with whose son he worked as a rabbi in Prague , then in Bohemia , from 1490 to 1492 . In 1506 he followed Jewish emigrants to Krakow , acted as rabbi in the Jewish community founded there and organized the establishment of a yeshiva , which he took over. He brought the methodology of precise distinctions and logical analyzes (hillukim, see Pilpul ) taught in Prague into his Kraków teaching business. In 1530 he visited Eretz Israel and after his return he took up residence in Lublin, where he died in 1541.
literature
- M. Balaban : Jakob Polak, the Baal Chillukim in Krakow and his time . In: Monthly for History and Science of Judaism 57 (1913), Issue 1, pp. 59–73 ( online ) and Issue 2, pp. 196–210 ( online ).
- Shlomo valley: Pollack, Jacob ben Joseph. In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. Volume 16, Detroit / New York a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865944-2 , p. 355 (English).
Web links
- Isidore Singer, Eduard Neumann: Pollak, Jacob. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Jewish Encyclopedia - Pollak, Jacob. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pollak, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pollak, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar, rabbi and head of a yeshiva |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1460 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1541 |
| Place of death | Lublin |