Hakham Saul Levi Morteira

Hakham Saul Levi Morteira

Chief rabbi of Amsterdam · c. 1596–1660

Led a Sephardic community · EstablishedOttoman, North African & Western Centers

Venice-born rabbi who led Amsterdam's Portuguese Jewish community for four decades, preaching to former conversos and founding its school. The young Baruch Spinoza studied under him.

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