Jacob Knöpflmacher, Chief Rabbi of Moravia

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Chief Rabbi Yakov Knöpfelmacher, Head of State

Also Known As: "Jacob", "Yaakov"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Holesov, Kroměříž District, Zlín Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
Death: before circa 1739
Moravia, Czech Republic
Immediate Family:

Son of Rabbi Joachim (Chaim) Knöpfelmacher and Chayale Knöpfelmacher
Husband of Sorel Knöpflmacher
Father of Nissel Knöpfelmacher (née Knöpfelmacher); Rabbi Wolf Knöpfelmacher and Malka Segal (Knöpfelmacher)
Brother of Taltze Knöpfelmacher; Hindl Knöpfelmacher; Zalman (Salomon) Knöpfelmacher and Rabbi Moses (Moises) Knöpfelmacher

Occupation: Rabbi "the master" "chief rabbi in mehrin"
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About Jacob Knöpflmacher, Chief Rabbi of Moravia

From the Knopflmacher Stammbaum: Rabbi Jacob [Yaakov] Knopflmacher, b. in Holesov, c.1700, called “the master”, “head of state in Mehrin” [chief rabbi of the state], “the honorable governor”…. He was deceased by 1739 when a grandson was named in his honor. He married Sorel [Sherl] [Sarl] Shpitz, daughter of Rabbi Zalman Schpitz and wife, Malka (Bachrach) – a direct descendant of the MaHaRal of Prague (Jehuda Loew). They had a son Wolf and two known daughters, Nissel and Malka. There were possibly other children.

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Jacob Knöpflmacher, Chief Rabbi of Moravia's Timeline

1700
1700
Holesov, Kroměříž District, Zlín Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
1721
1721
Brno, Brno, South Moravian region, Czech Republic
1724
1724
Holešov, Kroměříž, Zlínský kraj, Czech Republic
1728
1728
Brno, Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
1739
1739
Age 39
Moravia, Czech Republic