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Abendana, Joseph

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

A refugee from the rage of the Spanish Inquisition who settled in Hamburg; he was related to the Ḽakam of that name. A relative, Mordecai Abendana, was prominent among the founders of the Hamburg Bank, in 1620. JACOB (2) and ISAAC (2), the sons of Joseph Abendana, who were born in Spain (not in Hamburg, as some assert), devoted themselves to learned pursuits.

M. K.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abendana, Joseph'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/abendana-joseph.html. 1901.