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rabbis and

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of the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth; died at Posen about 1610. His name, "Case" or "Kaza" is most probably only a variant of the well-known surname "Cases." This would argue for Italian descent; but it does not agree with the fact that Case called himself "Shapiro," as Bloch has conclusively proved. After serving as chief rabbi of

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, Case became city rabbi of Posen, while

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was the district rabbi of Greater Poland. Although Case apparently left no writings, he was one of the first Talmudic authorities of his time, as may be seen from Benjamin Aaron Solnik's ''responsum'' No. 22, and

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of Lublin's ''responsum'' No. 88. Case's son Solomon (died January 2, 1612, at Lemberg) was also an eminent Talmudist.

References

*, in ''Ha-Eshkol,''
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* Buber, ''Anshe Shem,'' Nos
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*Kohen Tzedek, ''Liwyat Hen'' (Supplement to vol. v of ''Oẓar ha-Sifrut'')
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Case, Joseph Polish Orthodox rabbis 16th-century births 1610s deaths