Menasseh Ben Israel | |
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![]() Engraved portrait by Salom Italia, 1642 | |
Born | 1604 |
Died | 20 November 1657 | (aged 52–53)
Resting place | Ouderkerk a/d Amstel |
Occupation | Rabbi |
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Manoel Dias Soeiro[needs Ladino IPA] (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈnul ˈdijɑ(s) ˈsʋeːroː]); (1604 – 20 November 1657), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel (מנשה בן ישראל) or Menashe ben Israel, also known as Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y or MBI, was a Jewish scholar, rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Meerets Titsma`h) in Amsterdam in 1626.