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| ABRAHAM, Isaac ben Joseph, author of “Pesher Dabar”, 19th century. | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| ABRAHAM, Isaac, author of “ ‘Arba’ Kosot”, 19th century. | ||
| BEGIN, Menachem, 1913 - 1992, Israel former Prime Minister and Nobel Prize winner | Encyclopedia.com biography | |
| ben ABA, Isaac, author of “Me’ore bet-Yizhak”, 19th century. | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| ben HAYYIM, Isaac of Kamenetz, chief dayyan with Zebi Ornstein, died 1888 | ||
| BORODAVKA, Isaac, circa 1530 - circa 1580, Lithuanian farmer of taxes and distillery privileges | JewishEncyclopedia.com biography | |
| DRUCKER, David, son-in-law of Saul Wahl, 16th century | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| DUBINSKY, David, 1892 – 1982, American Labor Leader | Encyclopedia.com biography | |
| EPSTEIN, Judah, author of “Kinamon-Bosem”, 19th century. | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| FISHEL of Brest, author of notes on the “Turim”, 16th century | ||
| GRUENBERG, Louis, 1884 - 1964, American Composer | Schirmer.com biography | |
| HELLER, Samuel, 16th century | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| ISER-JUDEL, ben Nehemiah, author of “Nehamat-Yehudah”, chief dayyan with Jacob Meïr Padua (died in Jerusalem), 19th century. | ||
| Joel, grandson of Joel Sirkes, and pupil of Lipman Heller, 18th century. | ||
| JEKUTHIEL OF WILNA, physician, pupil of Rabbi Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, 18th century. | ||
| JESOFOVICH, Arbaham, circa 1450 – 1519, Secretary of the treasury of Lithuania under King Sigismund I of Poland | JewishEncyclopedia.com biography | |
| JOSEPH of Brest, brother of Moses Is-SERLES, 16th century | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| LEVI, Jacob, author of “Hiddushe-Mahari”, 18th century. | ||
| LIPMAN, ben David, author of “Ma’agalot Or”; Zebi-Hirsch Berls, author of “Or ha-Zebi”, 19th century. | ||
| LURIA, Shlomo, 1510 - 1574, Rabbi and Talmudic Commentator | Nehora.com biography | |
| MEIR, ben Aaron, author of “Minhat-Aharon”, 19th century. | Mentioned in JewishEncyclopedia.com article on Brest-Litovsk | |
| MEIR, ben Aaron, author of “Tebuat Shemesh”, 19th century. | ||
| Meïr Jonah, chief dayyan, author of “Sha’ar he Hadash” on Isaac b. Abba Mari’s “Ittur”, 19th century. | ||
| MORDECAI, author of “Mayvim-‘Ammukkim”, 18th century. | ||
| MOSES, ben Hillel, grandfather of Hillel ben Naphtali, the author of “Bet Hillel”, 16th century | ||
| PHOEBUS, the teacher of Joel Särkes (“Bah”), 16th century | ||
| PUSITZ, Samuel, died 1838. | ||
| UNTERMAN, Isser Yehuda, 1886-1976, Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel | Jewish Agency for Israel biography | |
| WAHL, Saul 1545 - 1617, Rabbi and King For A Night | JewishEncyclopedia.com biography |