Tzvi Ashkenazi

Tzvi Ashkenazi
Tzvi Ashkenazi
	Oil portrait of R. Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi painted in 1714, during his visit to England. The portrait is currently held at the Jewish Museum London.
Personal
Born	1656; Moravia
Died	2 May 1718 (aged 61–62); Lwów, Poland
Religion	Judaism
Yahrtzeit	1 Iyar

Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi (Hebrew: צבי אשכנזי‎; 1656 – 2 May 1718), known as the Chacham Tzvi after his responsa by the same title, served for some time as rabbi of Amsterdam. He was a resolute opponent of the followers of the self-proclaimed messiah, Sabbatai Zevi.^[2] He had a chequered career owing to his independence of character. He visited many lands, including England, where he wielded much influence. His responsa are held in high esteem.^[3]

^ 1 Iyar: 1 Iyar Yahrtzeits torahtots.com
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Louis Ginzberg; J. Vredenburg (1901–1906). "Ashkenazi, Zebi Hirsch (Ḥakam Ẓebi) B. Jacob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "'Ashkenazi, Sebi" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 732.

[1] 1 Iyar: 1 Iyar Yahrtzeits torahtots.com

[Jewish-2] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Louis Ginzberg; J. Vredenburg (1901–1906). "Ashkenazi, Zebi Hirsch (Ḥakam Ẓebi) B. Jacob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

[EB1911-3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "'Ashkenazi, Sebi" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 732.

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