Benjamin Pontremoli

Benjamin Pontremoli
Personal
Born	Bejamin Pontremoli 18th century Smyrna
Died	19th century Smyrna
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Turkish
Children	Hiyya Pontremoli Isiah Joseph Pontremoli
Profession	Rabbi, Poet
Occupation	Rabbi
Jewish leader
Profession	Rabbi, Poet
Position	Chief rabbi of Smyrna
Dynasty	Pontremoli

Benjamin Pontremoli (Smyrna, 18th century – Smyrna, 19th century) was a Turkish rabbi and poet, member of the Pontremoli dynasty.

Biography

Benjamin Pontremoli was an important rabbi of the Turkish Jewish community in the 19th century. He was an excellent author, among his most famous works is "Shebeṭ Binyamin" (Salonica, 1824) describing the laws of finances and financial documents. He was descended from a branch of an important family of rabbis of Italian origin who immigrated from Casale Monferrato in the seventeenth century. From the Italian branch important rabbis were born such as Rav.Eliseo Graziadio Pontremoli (Great Rabbi of Nice), Rav.Gabriel Pontremoli (Chief Rabbi of Turin), Rav.Chakam Esdra Pontremoli (Rabbi of Vercelli).

Bibliography

• "Les Pontremoli, deux dynasties rabbiniques en Turquie et en Italie" Parigi,1997 (on-line)
• «Benjamin Pontremoli». In: Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. XIX, 1888 Isidore Singer (on-line)