User:Drmzed/Rabbi Yitzchak halevi horowitz of Hamburg

Rabbi Yitzchak Halevi Horowitz of Hamburg was the Rabbi and spiitual leader of the three communities...Hamburg, Altona and Wandbeck in Germany (1600's ?). He was a prolific writer with responsa in "Ohr Israel" and a torah novella in "Hafla" and "Hamikne". His son was Rabbi of Amsterdam and one daughter, Rachel was married to Rabbi Landau of Prague. Another daughter, Beila, was married to Rabbi Naftali Tzvi, the Rozitshe Rabbi. Rabbi Horowitz was the scion of a dynasty of Torah and Chassidic leaders. Biography of Rabbi Horowitz and a picture of his tombstone is found in  (The desire for settlement) written by Rabbi Eduard (Yehezkiel) Duckesz and published in Krakow, Poland in 1903 by Isaac Graber. In German and Hebrew, the book contains bios of the Rabbis of the aforementioned three cities. Rabbi Horowitz's biography is on pp. 53-59. Another bio and genealogy is contained in , by Rabbi Avraham Simcha Bunem Michelson. As a renowned scribe R. Horowitz utilized a silver implement with compartments for ink, sand and an intaglio seal for stamping wax. See pictures below: will upload later.