Israel Jacob

Israel Jacob (1729–1803) was a noted philanthropist in the Kingdom of Prussia.

Jacob was born on 14 April 1729 in Halberstadt.^[1]^[2]

Jacob, a banker, a philanthropist to people of all backgrounds, was widely respected^[3] for his philanthropy.

Jacob was court agent to the Duke of Brunswick and the Margrave of Baden.

Due to Jacob's efforts, the Jews' body-tax (Leibzoll) was repealed in the state of Baden.

In addition, Jacob took a prominent part in the conferences which were held in Berlin and Spandau duscussing apportioning of the Jews' tax among the Prussian communities.

Jacob died on 25 November 1803.^[3]

References

^ "Portrait of Israel Jacob (1729-1803)". www.lbi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
^ "Israel Jacob 1729-1803, Banker and Philantropist [sic]". dbs.anumuseum.org.il. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
^ ^a ^b Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1916). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 32. [1]

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[1] "Portrait of Israel Jacob (1729-1803)". www.lbi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

[2] "Israel Jacob 1729-1803, Banker and Philantropist [sic]". dbs.anumuseum.org.il. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

[je-3] Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1916). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 32. [1]

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