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Mordecai Baruch Carvalho — (or Carvallo) (died January 1785) was a wealthy Tunisian merchant and rabbi. He devoted part of his time to rabbinical studies, and in 1752 succeeded his teacher, Isaac Lumbroso, whose best pupil he was, as rabbi of the Leghorn congregation of… … Wikipedia
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ANKAWA, RAPHAEL BEN MORDECAI — (1848–1935), Moroccan rabbi. Ankawa was born in Salé, a descendant of an illustrious Sephardi family. He received an excellent traditional religious education from his father in law, Issachar Asseraf, the chief rabbi of Salé. His great authority… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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CARVALHO, MORDECAI BARUCH — (c. 1705–1785), Tunisian rabbi and author. Carvalho was one of the most distinguished pupils of Isaac lumbroso . He served with him as a dayyan of the community of Leghorn in Tunis, and later became his successor (1752). He wrote: (1) To afot Re… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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