Abouthistory (Replacement of profile added March 2008.)

Buried next to Joab Mattersdorf.

Eliezer MINTZ / MUNTZ , his original name, "the name LOW first adopted by Elazar Low " (??)

aka Elazar LOEW / LOW / LOEVY / LEV

LEIB / LOB
aka ELEAZAR ROKESCH aka ELEASAR

aka "Luzer Lov" aka "Eluzor"

References to source documents forthcoming.

Refer also Nadav Barkai's "Shemen Rokeach" for

beautiful old German family tree.

Chronological Biography by Vera Meran

Famous Rabbi, known for his book "Shemen Rockeah" plus 11 others,

he taught 2000 Yeshivah students, and miracle stories about him.

At age 10 he was called illui - a prodigy in talmudic learning.

At 20 he was appointed rabbi of Pilz.

As the young Rabbi Loew's reputation grew he was invited by other communities to judge in complicated cases. Many questions on Jewish law were addressed to him.

He corresponded with Meir Barbi (1768-89) the head of the Pressburg y...

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