Israel Jacob (philanthropist)

Israel Jacob (1729 – 1803) was a noted philanthropist in the Kingdom of Prussia.

This article is about Israel Jacob philanthropist. For Jacob (named also Israel, one of the patriarchs of the Jewish people), see Jacob.

Jacob was born on April 14, 1729 in Halberstadt.[1][2]

Jacob, a banker, a philanthropist to people of all backgrounds, was widely respected[3] for his philanthropy.

Jacob was court agent to the Duke of Brunswick and the Margrave of Baden.

Due to Jacob's efforts, the Jews' body-tax (Leibzoll) was repealed in the state of Baden.

In addition, Jacob took a prominent part in the conferences which were held in Berlin and Spandau duscussing apportioning of the Jews' tax among the Prussian communities.

Jacob died on Nov. 25, 1803.[3]

References
  1. "Portrait of Israel Jacob (1729-1803)". www.lbi.org. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. "Israel Jacob 1729-1803, Banker and Philantropist". dbs.anumuseum.org.il. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1916). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 32.
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