Abraham Allegri () was a

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and writer who lived at

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about the middle of the seventeenth century. He was a contemporary of Rabbi Moses Benveniste.

Biography

Allegri wrote a commentary on the "''

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''" of

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, in which he defended him against the attacks of

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. He published this work at Constantinople, in 1652, under the title "''Leb Sameaḥ''" (A Gladsome Heart) — referring thereby to his own name, Allegri. A number of his

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were published under the same title in

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, 1793.
''Jewish Encyclopedia'' bibliography: * Conforte, ''Kore ha-Dorot,'' ed.

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, 1846
p. 48b
* Benjacob, ''Oẓar ha-Sefarim''
p. 254
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,
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* Zedner
Catalogue
pp. 29, 30; * Azulai, ''Shem ha-Gedolim''
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70.

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