R' Abraham Lazarus (Biha) Banet (Ashkenazi)

http://toladot.blogspot.ca/2009/03/blog-post.html

Also cf. various historical newspaper articles about celebrated son Markus Benedikt (N.B. generally the name under which he was known at the time):

e.g.

ANNO, Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums. Ein unpartheiisches Organ für alles jüdisches Interesse in Betreff von Politik, Religion ..., 1862-06-17, Seite 5

http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=azj&datum=18620617&seite...

In which there are a few interesting details such as ...

- Markus BENEDIKT's father is described as being a "Fleischhauer" - butcher - in Csurgó.

- his maternal grandmother is described as a "poor widow" at the time he is sent to Nikolsburg as a five-year-old.

- A rather confusing - erroneous in dates? - mention of his engagement and subsequent marriage to the daughter of Gumpel PROSSNITZ: "Im Jahre 1781(?) wurde er von Markburg nach Nikolsburg berufen, wo er sich mit der einzigen 14 jährigen Tochter des Gumpel Prossnitz verlobte. ... 1773 vollzog er seine Verehelichung ..."

&

ANNO, Die Neuzeit, 1901-02-08, Seite 4

http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=neu&datum=19010208&seite...

In which it is written: "Väterlicherseits stammte er von R. Zebi Hirsch, Verfasser der Responsen "Chacham Zebi" und mütterlicherseits von R. Naftali Kohn, Rabbiner in frankfurt a. M. ab."

Both his mother Fradl and maternal grandmother Rebekka are described as being very "devout". His maternal grandfather R. Aberl Benet is described as being a highly regarded Talmudist.

etc. etc.

And ...

http://www.steinheim-institut.de:50580/cgi-bin/bhr?id=0122

BENET, Mordechai, bürgerlich Markus BENEDIKT BHR I.1, 175-177 ← 0122 →

"...

o Sein Vater Abraham Bia war Nachkomme des „Chacham-Zwi“, seine Mutter Fradel Benet Tochter mütterlicherseits des Frankfurter Rb. Naftali Kohn

o vom Vater verwaist wächst er in bedrückten materiellen Verhältnissen auf, seine Mutter bringt ihn mit 5 J. in ihre Heimat Mikulov (Nikolsburg), wo er bei der Großmutter aufwächst ...

..."

- First point concerns illustrious paternal & maternal heritage.

- Second point suggests that father had just died when Markus was taken to Nikolsburg by his mother at age 5 - i.e. in 1758?

Plus ...

YIVO | Banet, Mordekhai ben Avraham

http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Banet_Mordekhai_ben_Av...

In which father Abraham is also said to have been a "butcher".

(pip - Jan 2019)

I have been unable to determine when he died. Many trees say 1758, the year that his son, Mordechai Banet was sent to live with his grandmother Rebecca Rivka Banet in Nicholsburg. But the "Toldot" eulogy written by Mordechai's son says his parents sent him to Nicholsburg.

תאריך פטירה: טז אב ה'תקע"ב

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