Leffmann Behrends | |
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| Born | 1634  |
| Died | 1 January 1714 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Leffmann Behrends or Liepmann Cohen (born: Elieser (Ezechiel) Lippmann ben Issachar Hakohen, c. 1630 – January 1, 1714, Hanover) was the German-Jewish financial agent of the dukes and princes of Hanover, notably Ernest Augustus. He is considered "one of the most important court Jews in northern Germany".[1]
- ^ Barnavi, Eli, ed. (1992). "German Jewry". The Historical Atlas of the Jewish People. Hutchinson. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0-09-177593-0.