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Horwitz, Bella
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Daughter of the martyr Be'er ben Hezekiah ha-Levi Horwitz and wife of Joseph ben Ḥayyim Ḥazzan, who died at Prague in 1713 In 1705 she published "Gesch. des Hauses David." In conjunction with Rachel Porges, the wife of Löb Porges, she edited a primeval history, mostly legendary, of the Prague Jews, entitled "Eine Schöne Geschichte, so Ist Geschehen, Ehe noch Jehudim zu Prag Gewohnt." She also wrote a "Teḥinnah" for the ten penitential days.
Bibliography:
- Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael;
- Kayserling, Die Jüdischen Frauen, pp. 153 et seq.;
- Kaufmann, Die Letzte Vertreibung der Juden aus Wien und Niederösterreich, p. 189.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Horwitz, Bella'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/horwitz-bella.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Horwitz, Bella'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/horwitz-bella.html. 1901.
