Perla Schmelkes

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Også kaldet: Pearl Schmelkes
• Også kaldet: Perel Schmelkes
• Beskæftigelse: Bager

Notater:

Fødsel:
Burstein: evt. 1516

Levned:
The Maharal's wife was known for her scholarship. She was so erudite that she proofread her husband's books for mistakes. Some say that she put on tefillin, like Bruriah, the wife of Rabbi Meir, and Michal the daughter of Saul. (Hachiman)
Tefillin: "a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. They are worn by observant adult Jews during weekday morning prayers; historically and traditionally, this is a male obligation, and thus, only males within Orthodox Judaism perform this mitzvah, or commandment. Despite the latter, some women also choose to wear Tefillin for prayer, and are encouraged to do so by some.[1] The practice of women donning Tefillin is not simply a modern, feminist phenomenon, as there is evidence that Jewish women in Medieval France and Germany wore them." (Wikipedia)
The Maharal's marriage to his wife Pearl has been surrounded by the Loew family chronicler, Meir Perles, with romance. The bride's father, a well known Prague merchant, suffered business reverses shortly after the couple was engaged. Thus he could not meet the terms of the financial arrangements in favor of the young couple, as had been stipulated. Thereupon he offered to cancel the engagement. The Maharal, however, was not interested in financial settlement and he persisted in his love for Pearl. There was a long delay in the wedding, while the bride established herself in a bakery shop in order to help support the family. The marriage finally occurred in 1544. Bride and groom, according to the same chronicler, were then 32 and 28 years old respectively.
Their marriage was a very happy one, and they were blessed with seven children, six daughters and a son. All six daughters married into prominent Prague families. His son, Bezalel, became rabbi in Cologne, Germany, where he headed a rabbinical academy. The Maharal was deeply grieved when this son met an untimely death in 1600. The Maharal's public career took him to many parts of Central and Eastern Europe, but his heart was always in Prague, the home of his wife's family and of his own children. (Burstein)

Not the daughter of Schmelkes, according to recent scholarship. A. Putik and D. Polakovic (2009) 'Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Called Maharal * A study on his genealogy and biography', in P. Demetz (ed) Path of Life. Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel ca. 1525*1609, Academia, Prague, pp29-83.
Disagreement about the year of birth - 1516 vs. 1528 (according to Judith Nathan's data).
According to another version, Pearl was the daughter of Rabbi Yitzchak Klober of Worms ? (Burstein)



Død:
Zij is begraven in het jaar 1610 in Old Jewish Cemetery At Josefov, Prague,

Begravet:
Gravsten afbildet (Burstein)

Perla blev gift med Yehuda Maharal Löw i 1544. Yehuda (søn af Betzalel Löw og (Ukendt) Issenheimer) blev født mellem 10 apr. 1512 og 1526 i Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland; døde den 22 aug. 1609; blev begravet i 1609 i Prag, Josefov begravelsesplads. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

1. Bezalel Charif Löw blev født cirka 1545 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; døde i 1600 i Kolin, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; blev begravet i 1600 i Kolin, Böhmen, Tjekkiet.
2. Gitele Löw blev født cirka 1550; døde den 19 sep. 1635 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; blev begravet i 1635 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet.
3. Tilla Löw blev født cirka 1551; døde i 1613 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; blev begravet i 1613 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet.
4. Rachel Löw blev født i 1555 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; døde i 1633 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; blev begravet i 1633 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet.
5. Leah Bezalel Löw blev født i 1555 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; døde i 1578 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet.
6. Vögele Löw blev født i 1556; døde den 28 jan. 1629 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; blev begravet i 1629 i Prag, Josefov begravelsesplads.
7. Realina Löw blev født cirka 1558 i Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; døde i 1639; blev begravet i 1639 i Prag, Josefov begravelsesplads.

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Også kaldet: Samuel Shmelka Reich
• Beskæftigelse: Prag, Böhmen, Tjekkiet; Købmand

Notater:

Traditionelt anført som far til Perla Schmelkes. Men ifl. Burstein: "Not the daughter of Schmelkes, according to recent scholarship. A. Putik and D. Polakovic (2009) 'Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Called Maharal * A study on his genealogy and biography', in P. Demetz (ed) Path of Life. Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel ca. 1525*1609, Academia, Prague, pp. 29-83).

Levned:
The Maharal married Pearl at the age of 32 years old (when she was 28 years old). She was the industrious daughter of Samuel Shmelka Reich, one of the richest men in Prague. On the day of their engagement, a sudden fire broke out in Prague in which all the property of Rabbi Shmuel Reich went up in fire. Jews were accused of arson, and many Christians attacked Jewish homes.
The Reich family’s now impoverished state led to attempts by various parties to sabotage the Maharal and Pearl’s marriage. The bride's father himself thought that the match should be cancelled, because he had signed on it when he was wealthy and now his situation had changed drastically. The Maharal’s family firmly refused to embarrass a worthy Jewish daughter, and said that they would trust in G-d to save the situation. Slowly, life returned to normal, Rabbi Shmuel got rich again, and the happy couple finally married. (Hachiman)
Loren skriver, at han tillige var rabbiner i Prag.

Beskæftigelse:
Burstein: også rabbiner

Shmuel blev gift med Dobra Bat-Moshe Breznicky. Dobra (datter af Moshe Ben-Yitzhak Breznicky) blev født i 1502. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Også kaldet: Jakob SHMELKES-REICH

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Beskæftigelse: Rabbiner

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.

Fødsel:
(Tysk: Aussig).
Loren: c. 1450 i Zacte

Kopel blev gift med Dobra Pisecki. Dobra (datter af David Pisecki) blev født cirka 1445. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.

Fødsel:
Loren c. 1452

Notater:

Måske ikke forslægt til Perla Schmelkes. Se Schmuel Schmelkes og Perla Schmelkes.