Joachim (Hayyim Joseph) Pollak (1798 – 16 December 1879) was an Austrian rabbi, born in

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, who officiated at Trebitsch,

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from 1828 until his death. He wrote a commentary, entitled ''Meḳor Ḥayyim'' (Presburg, 1849; 3d ed. Warsaw, 1885), on R.

Isaac Arama Isaac ben Moses Arama ( 1420 – 1494) was a Spanish rabbi and author. He was at first principal of a rabbinical academy at Zamora (probably his birthplace); then he received a call as rabbi and preacher from the community at Tarragona, and later ...

's philosophical work ''Aḳedat Yiẓḥaḳ,'' and a biography of the same scholar. Pollak was also the author of a number of Hebrew songs in the annual '' Bikkure ha-'Ittim,'' and of a scholarly essay on the

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rules of the יש אם למקרא in Stern's ''Kebuẓat Ḥakamim,'' besides being a regular contributor to many Hebrew periodicals. He died at Trebitsch, Moravia.

Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography

* Fuenn, ''Keneset Yisrael'', p. 366; *Fürst, ''Bibl. Jud.'' iii. 111; *''Neuzeit'', 1879, pp. 402–412; *''Ha-Maggid'', 1880, p. 21; *Zeitlin, ''Ḳiryat Sefer'', ii. 277

References

* 1798 births 1879 deaths Austro-Hungarian rabbis Austrian Orthodox rabbis Czech Orthodox rabbis {{Austria-rabbi-stub