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Herz Naftali-Hirts Simon Goldsmit Kassel-Levie, died 3 Aug 1705 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B442e: 'mohr"r Naftali ben Moshe Simon halevi'; from Cohen, 1996, pp' 469 & 485 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)., son of Simon Goldsmit kassel-Levie and N.N.
Event: event FROM 1659 Kassel 'In 1659, soon after the death of his father, Herz probably became the leader of the jews of Hessen-Kassel, and was to remain in office until his death. This may be inferred from the statutes of the jewish community of Hessen-Kassel of 1690: " Eve ry three years ... Vorsteher will be elected, except for the Vorsteher, who were elected in the year 419 [1659] - they will remain in office for life ... And now on 21 Sivan 450 [29-5-1690] according to our customes we ... the undersigned were ele cted .... Hirz Kassel ..."; from Cohen, 1996, p'481.
This is also clear from the election procedures of 1694: "Those who received most votes will become Vorsteher, with the exception that each of the 15 electors must write down the name of the shtadlan Herz Segal [= Kassel in copy of 1793]", Cohe n 1996, p' 492. During the elections of 17-6-1704 his post remains vacant. According to Cohen he was back in office in 1706. He reads 1707 and not 1705 on his tombstone, which calls him an ordained rabbi or morenu (1996, pp' 485& 497). In Februar y 1663 "Herz Goldschmidt, protected jew in Kasseland official leader of the jewish community in the principality ofHessen, acknowledged and testified for himself and as guardian for his brothers and sisters, that he sold etc" (municipal archive s H 366), 19& 23-2-1663; from Horwitz, c. 1930, p' 70.
"Hirtz, ....., is one of three jew, besides Abraham Goldschmidt and one Salomon, who had letters of protection (Schutzbriefe) in Kassel in1664"; from Hallo, 1930.
(all this by courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)
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Bunla Juda Levie, died 6 MRT 1694 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B442f: 'wife of parnas'.
1) Simon Goldsmit Kassel-Levie, birth ONG 1658, died 17 Apr 1714 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B432c (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
Event: event 1680 Kassel elected as president of the community in 1680 and in 1690 as collector(gove), and again as such in 1711/14. In 1694 he was appointed collector of charity for the Holy Land in all of Hessen; from CAHJP, notes of Daniel Cohen (courtesy of dr.Jona Sc hellekens).
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Motche Ruben Levie, died 12 Dec 1725 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B432b (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
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