Chajim Fürst

Chajim Fürst, aka Heinrich Chajim Fürst (born c. 1580; died 1653 in Hamburg-Altona, Germany) was a merchant and court agent as well as an elder of the Jewish community of Hamburg.[1] According to contemporary sources, Heinrich Chajim Fürst was also the richest Jew in Hamburg at the time.[2]

References

Hinnenberg, Ulla (1996). Die Kehille. Geschichte und Geschichten der Altonaer jüdischen Gemeinde (in German). Hamburg. ISBN 3-871-66-043-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Abrahams, Beth-Zion (2010). The Life of Glückel of Hameln, 1646–1724. Jewish Publication Society. p. 14. ISBN 978-0827609525.

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[1] Hinnenberg, Ulla (1996). Die Kehille. Geschichte und Geschichten der Altonaer jüdischen Gemeinde (in German). Hamburg. ISBN 3-871-66-043-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Abrahams, Beth-Zion (2010). The Life of Glückel of Hameln, 1646–1724. Jewish Publication Society. p. 14. ISBN 978-0827609525.