Hirschel Levin

Rabbi
Hirschel Ben Arye Löb Levin
Rabbi Hart Lyon
TitleChief Rabbi
Personal life
Born1721 (1721)
Rzeszów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died26 August 1800(1800-08-26) (aged 78–79)
NationalityPolish
ChildrenSolomon Hirschell, Saul Berlin
Parent(s)Aryeh Löb and Miriam Lowenstam
Known forChief Rabbi of Great Britain and Berlin
OccupationRabbi
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Senior posting
Post
  • Chief Rabbi of Great Britain (1758–1764)
  • Chief Rabbi of Berlin (1772–1800)
PredecessorAaron Hart (Great Britain)
Successor

Rabbi Hirschel Ben Arye Löb Levin (also known as Hart Lyon and Hirshel Löbel; 1721 – 26 August 1800) was Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and of Berlin, and Rabbi of Halberstadt and Mannheim, known as a scholarly Talmudist.

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