One known case is that of Elijah Montalto *(**אליהו דה-לונה מונטאלטו**, Eliahu de Luna Montalto*) who was a physician and polemicist. He died of natural causes. There are known cases of inaccurate accounts because people were afraid of documenting their family history in real time. If the patron documents all he knows about this ancestor and posts a query to Jewish genealogy forums, he may end up with more detailed family history.
Good Luck, Shlomit On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Andrea Rapp <[email protected]> wrote: > We all know of the disputation involving Nachmanides. > I have a patron who believes he is descended from another "disputant" but > lost the reference to his name; it was a Jewish physician who debated a > cardinal, did a great job, and was killed because of it. > Does this ring a bell to anyone? > > Andrea Rapp > Wise Temple, Cincinnati > > __ > -- *Shlomit Blum Educational Consultan Jewish-Israel-Hebrew Studies* *Mekorot Ami* * מקורות עמי ** * Silicon Valley, California Phone & Fax: 408-973-1266 [email protected]
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