Rachela Fiszel

Rachela Fiszel (fl. 1496 – fl.1519), was a Polish banker, primarily living and working in Krakow.

She was the Court Jew of the King of Poland from 1496 until 1519. She served in this post after the death of her husband, Mojżesz. She was the banker of Aleksander Jagiellończyk, Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, Jan Olbracht and Zygmunt Stary. Her son in law, Aszer Lemel, was a rabbi.

Her sons in law, Aszer Lemel and Jacob Pollak were rabbis.

References

  1. ↑ Starzynski, Marcin (2015-03-25). Das mittelalterliche Krakau: Der Stadtrat im Herrschaftsgefüge der polnischen Metropole (in German). Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. ISBN 978-3-412-22382-3.
  2. ↑ Rodov, Ilia M. (2013-01-01), "2. The Renaissance Reaches Jewish Kazimierz", The Torah Ark in Renaissance Poland, Brill, pp. 29–54, ISBN 978-90-04-24440-5, retrieved 2024-01-19
  3. ↑ Ziaja, Georg (2023-12-06), "Eine kurze Einführung in die Geschichte der Juden in Polen-Litauen bis 1648/1650", Lexikon der bedeutendsten Juden in Polen-Litauen 1500–1650 (in German), Brill Schöningh, pp. 13–39, ISBN 978-3-657-79459-1, retrieved 2024-01-19
  4. ↑ Ziaja, Georg (2023-12-06), "Eine kurze Einführung in die Geschichte der Juden in Polen-Litauen bis 1648/1650", Lexikon der bedeutendsten Juden in Polen-Litauen 1500–1650 (in German), Brill Schöningh, pp. 13–39, ISBN 978-3-657-79459-1, retrieved 2024-01-19