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Simon Goldsmit Kassel-Levie, birth ONG 1658, died 17 Apr 1714 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B432c (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)., son of Herz Naftali-Hirts Simon Goldsmit Kassel-Levie and Bunla Juda Levie
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).
1) Benedictus Simon Goldsmit, birth 1685 Kassel, died 31 MEI 1737 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B353 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)., occupation: money collector, Bendit ben Simon Kassel is mentioned as Geld Innehmer.
in 1722 a small green silk curtain is donated by the son of Simon,Bendix Goldschmidt and renewed by his nephew Baer [son of Hesse] in1784; from Hallo, 1931, pp' 14-15 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)
Event: event Feb 1727 Amsterdam Muiderberg cemetery: on 1 Shevat 5487 - unmarried son of BenditKassel.
Event: event ONG 1716 according to dr.Jona Schellekens: left Amsterdam for Kassel a fewmonths before March 9, 1716.

Married 1706 Amsterdam, dtb 705/206; witn.groom, living at Antoniebreestr: f.Simon Goldsmit; witn.bride: f.Juda Prins; the groom signs: Benedix Goltsmit de Jonge. to:
Ester Juda Prins, birth 1690 Amsterdam, died 23 Jul 1747 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B354 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)., daughter of Juda Prins and Roosje Simon
2) Hesse Yecheskel Simon Goldsmit kassel-Levie, birth ONG 1690 Kassel, died 24 Apr 1733 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B432d[?].
Event: event between 1710 and 1728 Leipzig in 1710 and in 1728 Hanns (Hesse) Goldschmidt from Kassel visited the fair at Leipzig, from Freudenthal, 1928, p' 146 (courtesy of dr. Jona Schellekens).
Event: was counted in a census MEI 1729 Kassel according to Horwitz, 1926, the household of Hesse Goldschmidt is one of 16 households mentioned in a list from May 1729.
His household consisted of: himself, his wife, 3 children, a 54-year old nurse maid, 2 servants of 23 & 24 yrs, a 24-year-old maid, and Peschen, 24 yrs.old.
Event: event 1716 Kassel according to CAHJP, notes of Daniel Cohen (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
Event: event 1727 Kassel from: Horwitz, c.1930, p' 43 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
According to this source: 'he is the founder of the once world famous indigo firm of the Goldschmidt brothers'.
Event: event 7 Dec 1731 Kassel 'the merchants from Kassel, Benedix and Hessen Goldschmit obtain a special trade privilege for Waldeck; one may assume, that they also supplied to the court', from Schnee, 1955, p' 88 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
Event: event 1729 Kassel 'Hiskia ben Simon Segal & Sarle, daughter of Herz Oppenheim donate a curtain for the Holy Ark in Kassel, from Hallo.
Event: event Kassel in addition to Bula, the couple had the children: Hanna, Ruben & Baer; from Cohen, 1996, p' 520 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens).
Event: event 1717 Amsterdam G.A.A., N.A. 6106, 17-8-1717: 'Benedix & Hessen Goldschmit of Kassel had business contacts with the grandson of Moshe Kramer, Mozes Goldschmit (courtesy of dr. Jona Schellekens).

Married ONG 1715 to:
Sara Herz Oppenheim, birth ONG 1695, died 29 Aug 1760 Kassel, Bettenhausen cemetery B309 (courtesy of dr.Jona Schellekens)
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