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Ben Joseph Eliakim, Ephraim 1844-1930 - Ephraim ben Joseph Eliakim, born in ancient Tiberias to a leading family, was a well respected "Haham", or Rabbi. He lost all for his Messiah.
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Cohn, Leopold Hoffman 1862-1937 - Hungarian rabbi, founder of Chosen People Ministries.
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Eliyahu, Mullah - A rabbi from Bushire, who came to faith in 1852 in Baghdad and accompanied Stern on his journey to Mosul and Kurdistan.
Elkana, Paul - A Rabbi from Prague, who became a believer through reading the Gospel of Matthew and the Epistle to the Romans in their Hebrew translations.
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Freshman, Charles 1819-1875 - A hungarian rabbi serving in Quebec City, Canada in the 18th century, came to faith in his Messiah with his wife and seven children, and became a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist church.
Friedmann, Nathaniel 1870-1941 - Friedmann came from Russia in order to stop Jewish missionary Daniel Landsman. He came to faith in Jesus instead, and became Landsman's successor!
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Goldberg, John Benjamin - Former rabbi from the Perushim sect in Jerusalem
Griess, Samuel ca. 1886 - Rabbi Samuel Griess, who officiated in the Rivington-Street Synagogue in New York, came to faith in 1886, evidently through the witness of Jacob Freshman, son of a rabbi who himself came to faith.
Gurland, Chaim (Rudolf Hermann) 1836-1905 - Chaim Gurland, the son of a zealous Rabbi in Vilnia, Lithuania, was not yet five years old when his father taught him the word "God". Soon he was able to read the Holy Scriptures and he loved the narratives of Elijah so much that one night he ran away from home because he "wanted to go up into heaven like Elijah"! It took days before the half-starved boy was found....
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Hyim, Hezkiel - Persian rabbi and scholar who became leader of Jewish-Christian community in Hamadan.
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Jadownicky, David Bernhard 1799- - Born in Poland, studied at a Yeshiva in Berlin from 1813-18, and served as rabbi at Solingen from 1818-20. He was baptised in 1821, in Frankfort. In 1823, as a student in Princeton, he tried for form a prayer union for the Jewish people but with with little response from fellow students.
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Lauria, Elieser (Rabbi) - Jerusalem Rabbi
Lederer, Gideon R. 1804-1879 - As the son of a rabbi Lederer, born in Hungary, was educated in strict orthodoxy and served as a rabbi himself. He and his wife came to faith in their Messiah through the witness of Scottish missionaries, and for the rest of their lives served as missionaries to their people.
Lichtenstein, Isaac (Ignatz) 1824-1909 - Orthodox Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein was a prolific writer. After having been a Rabbi for decades, he became a believer in Yeshua the Messiah.
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Maimuny, Mordechai 1817- - Son of a well-to-do goldsmith, and trained for the rabbinate. Mordechai Maimuny was a fanatical opponent of Ewald in Tunis, and later of Alexander in Jerusalem. His life changed completely after reading the New Testament for himself.
Monis, Judah 1683-1764 - Rabbi Judah Monis, the first Jew to receive a college degree in the American colonies and N.America's first instructor of Hebrew.
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Neander, John 1789-1850 - David Mendel, who changed his name to John Neander on baptism, was a talmudic scholar, rabbi and teacher.
Neander, John (Marcus Hoch) 1811-1885 - Former rabbi in Germany, became a missionary and pastor in the USA.
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Paulo, Mose Behar - A colporteur of the LJS in Smyrna who preached faithfully every Shabbat.
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Rabbi Abraham - Franz Delitsch tells the story of Rabbi Abraham, who was known for his hospitality and good deeds. He came to faith through the faithful testimony of Count Zinsdendorff, a pious believer of the Moravian church.
Rosenthal, Michael - Lithuanian rabbi who carried on missionary work among the Jews of East London for thirty years.
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Schuffamer, Elisha - Rabbi Elisha Schuffamer, from Salonika, came to faith in 1848 in Jerusalem. Served in Jerusalem, and later in Cairo.
Schwartzenberg, Abraham Jacob - A man of prayer and of study, Rabbi Schwartzenberg came to faith at the age of sixty-four. For the next 14 years he served the Lord fearlessly, and at great cost.
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Wertheimer, Max 1863-1941 - a rabbi in the Hebrew Union College, USA in 1889
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