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Shmuel Schmelke Schmelkes (Sax), Reich

Hebrew: רבי שמואל לייב שמעלקעס-רייך, {חותן המהר"ל}
Also Known As: "שמעלקא"
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Birthplace: Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Death: October 24, 1557
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Place of Burial: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Immediate Family:

Son of R' Jacob Sax, of Prague
Husband of Selka Sax
Father of Sendel Shmelkes; Stiastny Natan Seligman Sax; Abraham Sax; Menachem Mendl Kantor Chasan; Sendel Shmelkes and 6 others
Brother of Chaim Sax Sachs and ? Sachs

Occupation: Merchant, Rabbi in Prague, מהר"ל מפראג
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About Shmuel "Reich" Schmelke Sax

H-K p.400 Rosh v'manhig hakahilla Schmelka nkro Shmuel bn Jacob z"l Kislev 1557 [Sachs]

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Perl, the Maharal's wife is NOT the daughter of Shmuel Shmelkes, contrary to the claims of Meir Perels. See Putik, Judah Loew ben Bezalel,CalledMaharal– A Study on His Genealogy and Biography (2009)

Jan Hermann, Steuerregister der Prager Juden 1540, p. 51



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