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Salman Eliyahu
Rabbi Salman Mordechai Tzemach Eliyahu (סלמאן אליהו) was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1872. He was a disciple of the Ben Ish Chai and a renowned Kabbalist. Together with his wife Mazal, he moved to Jerusalem in the early 1900s. He studied theology and philosophy in the United Kingdom. This Western education allowed him to serve as the personal secretary to Lord Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner of the British Mandate for Palestine. Upon the advice of his mentor, Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Salman Eliyahu moved back to Jerusalem, where he died in Jerusalem in 1940. He is the father of the Rishon Lezion and Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordechai Eliyahu. References Kabbalists {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliyahu, Salman 1872 births 1940 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the Arab world, most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the Demographics of Iraq, country's population. Spanning an area of approximately , Baghdad is the capital of its Baghdad Governorate, governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub. Founded in 762 AD by Al-Mansur, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became its most notable development project. The city evolved into a cultural and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". For much of the Abbasid era, duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
