Israel Jacob (philanthropist)
Israel Jacob (1729 – 1803) was a noted philanthropist in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Jacob was born on April 14, 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Due to Jacob's efforts, the Jews' body-tax (Leibzoll) was repealed in the state of Baden.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 November 25, 1803.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Portrait of Israel Jacob (1729-1803)". www.lbi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Israel Jacob 1729-1803, Banker and Philantropist". 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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