Rachela Fiszel (fl.1496 – fl.1519), was a Polish banker, primarily living and working in Krakow.[1] 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.[2] She was also the banker of Aleksander Jagiellończyk, Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, Jan Olbracht and Zygmunt Stary.

Her son in law, Aszer Lemel, was a rabbi.[3]

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
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