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Menasseh Ben Israel

Menasseh Ben Israel
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Manoel Dias Soeiro, better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh or Menashe ben Israel, was a Jewish scholar, rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626.

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  1. Menasseh Ben Israel (this page)1604 – November 20, 1657
  2. Thomas BrowneOctober 19, 1605 – October 19, 1682
  3. Hermann ConringNovember 9, 1606 – December 12, 1681
  4. Madeleine de ScudéryNovember 15, 1607 – June 2, 1701
  5. Song Si-yŏl1607–1689
  6. Pieter PostApril 1608 – May 1669

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