# Israel ben Josef

> Israel (Isserl) ben Josef was a wealthy Jewish merchant, banker, and Talmudist who settled in Kraków in 1519, following the expulsion of the Jews from the German city of Regensburg. He was the father of Moses Isserles and the founder of the Remah Synagogue in Kazimierz, now a district of Kraków, built in 1553 on land owned by Israel ben Josef.

*Jewish merchant, banker, and Talmudist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/israel-ben-josef

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1600
- **Died:** 1568
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Israel (Isserl) ben Josef was a wealthy Jewish merchant, banker, and Talmudist who settled in Kraków in 1519, following the expulsion of the Jews from the German city of Regensburg. He was the father of Moses Isserles and the founder of the Remah Synagogue in Kazimierz, now a district of Kraków, built in 1553 on land owned by Israel ben Josef.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 83.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Israel ben Josef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_ben_Josef)
- [Israel ben Josef](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_ben_Josef)
- [ישראל בן יוסף](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3)
- [Jisra'el ben Josef](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jisra'el_ben_Josef)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21033409)

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