Menahem ben Issac Noveira (1717–1777), also known as Menaḥem b. Noṿairah[1] or Menahem Navarra, was an Italian physician and poet who was the rabbi of Verona from 1757 until his death in 1777.[2]
Menabem ben Issac Noveira | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1717 Verona, Italy |
| Died | 1777 (60 years old) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Solomon Bassani |
| Successor | Samuel Mortara |
| Began | 1757 |
| Ended | 1777 |
Biography
editMenahem was born in 1717 in Verona, Italy. He was the third son of Issac Navarra, a scholar, and his wife Grazia. His grandmother, Hezekiah Mordecai Bassani, who was the rabbi of Verona at the time, wanted Menahem to take up her family's traditions, she taught him the bible. In 1734, he married Ester Basevi, the daughter of a notable family. They had eight children: five sons and three daughters. Prior to that, Menahem composed the epitaph for his late father's tombstone. In 1757, Menahem became the rabbi of Verona, retaining that role until he died suddenly during a church sermon in 1777.[3]
Works
editReferences
edit- ^ "Menaḥem b. Noṿairah (1717-1777), Rabbi, author - Library | University of Leeds". explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Levinson, Joshua; Bashkin, Orit (2021-08-06). Jews and Journeys: Travel and the Performance of Jewish Identity. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-9793-5.
- ^ Roth, Cecil (1925). "Rabbi Menahem Navarra: His Life and Times. 1717-1777. A Chapter in the History of the Jews of Verona". The Jewish Quarterly Review. 15 (4): 427–466. doi:10.2307/1451738. ISSN 0021-6682. JSTOR 1451738.
- ^ a b c "NOVEIRA, MENAHEM - JewishEncyclopedia.com". jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Levy, B. Barry; Jewish Public Library (Montréal, Québec); Museum, David M. Stewart (1990). Planets, Potions, and Parchments: Scientifica Hebraica from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Eighteenth Century. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-0793-7.
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