Menasseh Ben Israel | |
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 Engraved portrait by Salom Italia, 1642 | |
| Born | Manoel Dias Soeiro 1604 |
| Died | 20 November 1657 (aged 52–53) |
| Resting place | Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
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Manoel Dias Soeiro (Dutch: [maːˈnul ˈdijɑ(s) ˈsʋeːroː];[needs Ladino IPA] 1604 – 20 November 1657), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh or Menashe ben Israel (מנשה בן ישראל),[note 1] was a Jewish scholar, rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Meerets Titsmah) in Amsterdam in 1626.
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