Individuals:
Wertheimer, Shlomo Aharon (Solomon Aaron)
Birth Name | Wertheimer, Shlomo Aharon (Solomon Aaron) |
Birth Name | ורטהיימר, שלמה אהרֹן |
Gender | male |
Events
Birth | November 16, 1866 at Pezinok (Bazin), okres Pezinok, Bratislavský kraj, Slovensko |
Death | 1935 |
Emigration | Rabbi Wertheimer left Hungary with his parents to Jerusalem, 1871 at ירושלים ( ,(Jerusalem), מחוז ירושלים, ישראל |
Emigration | 1890 at القاهرة (Cairo), مصر |
Occupation | Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer was a Hungarian rabbi and scholar
Rabbi Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer authored: |
Narrative
In the early 1890's, Rabbi Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer, a Torah scholar, collector and researcher, living in Jerusalem, began publishing manuscripts that he had purchased from the Cairo Genizah with his identifications and explanations – among them rare and important texts. He also sold some of these manuscripts to collectors in order to finance the purchase of additional ones.
To some extent, he was one of the first to recognize the treasure trove that was the Cairo Genizah.
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Pedigree
- Wertheimer, Shlomo Aharon (Solomon Aaron)