Jacob Joseph of Polonne

Jacob Joseph of Polonne, (1710–1784, Hebrew: יעקב יוסף הכהן), or Yaakov Yosef of Pollonye, was a rabbi who was one of the first disciples of the founder of Hasidic Judaism, the Baal Shem Tov.

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