About Avraham Yehoshua Heschel
Lived 1595 – 1663 (aged 67–68). Avraham Yehoshua Heschel was a Polish rabbi.
Avraham Yehoshua "Heschel"(or Abraham Joshua) (1595 – 1663) was a renowned rabbi and talmudist in Kraków, Poland.
His father Rabbi Jacob of Lublin was a rabbi in Brisk and then Lublin.
In 1654 Heschel became Chief Rabbi of Kraków, succeeding Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller upon his death.
Heschel's second wife was Dina, the granddaughter of Saul Wahl, who according to folklore was king of Poland for one day.
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Who was Avraham Yehoshua Heschel?
Polish rabbi (1595-1663)
When was Avraham Yehoshua Heschel born?
Avraham Yehoshua Heschel was born in 1595.
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Avraham Yehoshua Heschel died in 1663.
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Avraham Yehoshua Heschel was a rabbi.
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Avraham Yehoshua Heschel was Polish.
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