Samuel ha-Levi

Spanish treasurer and synagogue founder · Writers · Lived 1320 to 1361 · aged 41

Samuel ben Meir Ha-Levi Abulafia, was the treasurer of king Pedro I "the Cruel" of Castile and founder of the Synagogue of El Transito in Toledo, Spain.

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A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

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Plaque in Toledo commemorating Samuel Ha-Levi with the inscription "Samuel Levi, treasurer to the king, who preferred to die by torture than confess where he hid his treasures". In fact Ha-Levi did confess under torture, and was executed along with his family.

Sculpture of Samuel ha-Levi in Toledo

About this person

Writers born in the 1320s 6

Michael Panaretos43.9 of 100

Milíč of Kroměříž42.8 of 100 Jahan Malek Khatun43.9 of 100

Nicodemus of Tismana42.4 of 100 Karma Lingpa44.0 of 100

Assar Tabrizi42.3 of 100