Rabbi Raphael Riss

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Rabbi Raphael Riss (Riess)

Hebrew: ריסס ריעסס
Also Known As: "אב״ד עדינגען ומדינת שווייץ", "Raphaël Riss", "Ries"
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Birthplace: Hagenthal-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Death: May 25, 1813 (85)
Endingen, Zurzach District, Aargau, Switzerland
Place of Burial: Endingen, Zurzach District, Aargau, Switzerland
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham Riss and Jachet Riss
Husband of Marianne Riss (Lévy)
Father of Avraham Riess; Jachet Levi-Burgheimer; Sara Picard (Ries); Alexandre Riss; Sissel Riss and 4 others
Brother of Sara Sarelé Schwob and Ichay Isaac RIS

Occupation: Chief Rabbi of Endingon, Switzerland, rabbi, Rabbin, maître d'école
Managed by: באשא אלישביץ
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About Rabbi Raphael Riss

Inscription פ"נ למען אבן שתיי׳ המונח בארון הקודש הגנוז בארץ החיים ה"ה אמ"ו הרב הגאון הגדול החסיד ועניו טוב ומטיב לכל מהור"ר רפאל ב"ה אברהם ז"ל הנאסף לאלהים ביו' ג' כ"ה לחדש אייר תקע"ג לפ"ק שמנו האבן הזאת למצבת הקדש מזבח אדמה וכפר אדמתו עמו ת.נ.צ.ב.ה.

From Rabbi Scott Kalmikov, about his 6x great grandparents

"Rabbi Raphael Ries and Rebbetzin Miriam Levy Ries.
Rabbi Raphael served as the rabbi of Endingen and Lengnau from 1788 until his death on May 25, 1813. Rabbi Raphael’s son, Abraham Ries, served as rabbi of the two communities following his father’s death.
From 1776 until 1866, Endingen and Lengnau were the only places Jews were permitted to live in Switzerland. Jews were not allowed to own property and Jews and Christians were not allowed to live under the same roof. Many buildings in Endingen and Lengnau were built with two entrances, one for Jews and one for Christians. Many of these two-doored buildings still stand in both villages. In the 19th century, half of the population of Endingen and one-third of the population of Lengnau was Jewish. Starting in 1866, Jews were permitted to settle anywhere in the country. Many left Endingen and Lengnau and moved to the large cities. Today, there is only one Jewish family, the Bloch family, still residing in Endingen."

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Rabbi Raphael Riss's Timeline

1728
May 14, 1728
Hagenthal-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
1764
1764
1775
1775
Hagenthal-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
1813
May 25, 1813
Age 85
Endingen, Zurzach District, Aargau, Switzerland
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Endingen, Zurzach, AG, Switzerland
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Hagenthal-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France