Rabbi Mennasseh Ben Israel Flashcards
Who was rabbi Menasseh Ben isreal
- important in dutch Judaism
- Kabbalist
- so of Spanish Jews
Who went to menasseh for help
- christians to learn the bible in Hebrew
- kings, queens, scholars went to him for advice
Who was Rembrandt
Famous Dutch painter who asked menasseh to pose for his paintings
What did the rabbi know about England
He knew that it had separated from Catholics and established Protestant church
No Jews had lived their since the expulsion
He though England might allow for Jews to re-enter
What did Manasseh do in 1655
Went to London to meet with Oliver Cromwell and ask if the Jew could enter. He was okay with it but other people of authority were not so they were not allowed
Why did Manasseh think the Jews would be allowed to re enter England
He met a Marranos who saw that in South Africa there were descendants of the 10 tribes of Israel. He though that Jewish settlement all around the world would mean the messiah was coming
