Jakob ben Chajim (died 1574) was a

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, and appointed by Emperor Ferdinand I as ''Reichsrabbiner'' (Rabbi of the Empire) of the

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in 1559. He was the uncle of

Judah Loew ben Bezalel Judah Loew ben Bezalel (; 1512 – 17 September 1609), also known as Rabbi Loew ( Löw, Loewe, Löwe or Levai), the Maharal of Prague (), or simply the Maharal (the Hebrew language, Hebrew Hebrew abbreviations, acronym of "''Moreinu ha-Rav Loew'' ...

and the alleged great-grandson of

Judah Leib the Elder Judah Leib the Elder (Hebrew: יהודה לייב הזקן died 1539) was a 16th-century Czech rabbi based in Prague, who is of great genealogical significance due to his alleged descent from King David. Ancestor of Judah Loew ben Bezalel Th ...

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16th-century births 1574 deaths 16th-century German rabbis Year of birth unknown {{Germany-reli-bio-stub