Joseph haLevi Brandeis

1. Josef Brandeis Ha-Lewi Buried in Brandys nad Labem (Josef ben Jicchak sg"l), Source: Jiri Fiedler's "electronic encyclopaedia of Jewish communities in the territory of the Czech Republic", which can be looked at online. Oldest grave on the Cemetery in Brandys:

1572 datován nejstarší čitelný náhrobek (Josef ben Jicchak sg"l); ze 16. století pochází více náhrobků HZH,ZMD

http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/doc/brandys19.pdf

Peter Zimmer claims that Simon Brandeis' (husband of Gitl Loew) father was not Josef but Meir Brandeis HaLevi also from Prague. He died in Prague May 8, 1600. Their father was Josef Brandeis from Brandeis near Prague.