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Chief Rabbis

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Rabbi Israel Shachna (c.1525 - 1598)
רבי ישראל היה בן יחיד לאביו רבי שלום שכנא שהיה אב"ד ור"מ בלובלין.רבי ישראל היה ממלא מקום אביו בישיבה בהיות המהרש"ל האב"ד שמה כמובא בספר שו"ת הרמ"א סימן כ"ד.) מקור שושלת הזהב עמוד 75
Yitzchok HaKohen Shapira (b. - 1581)
Rosh Yeshiva and Dayan at Cracov: Jacobi Papers: Volume 4, p. 188, 16.3m Father in Law of Maharam of Lublin: Jacobi Papers: Volume 4, p. 210, 15.4 MISSING GENERATIONS Missing Links Projec...
Rabbi Isaac ben Samuel Zak, ABD of Przemysl and Cracow (c.1640 - 1713)
Chief Rabbi of Przemysl and Krakow (until 1713). Son of R. Shmelke Zak. Son-in-law of the Meginei Shlomo. See: [ ] [ ] [ ] RABBI YITZCHAK IZAK [ ]
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1896 - 1981)
Rabbi Avraham Gedalia (Chief Rabbi of Denmark) (1753 - 1827)
Chief Rabbis of Denmark 1687 - 1700 Abraham SALOMON from Mähren, Germany. 1700 - 1728 Israel BER from Glogau, Poland 1729 - 1739 Marcus DAVID 1741 - 1775 Hirsch Samuel LEVY 1778 - 1793 Gedalia LEVIN 17...

The Chief Rabbis Project aims to gather profiles of all the Chief Rabbis in history of any [somewhat major] city, state, country, or province.