Samuel Taitazak
Greek rabbi
Samuel Taitazak (Hebrew: שמואל טאיטאצק) was a Talmudist who lived at Salonica in the 16th century. He was a member of the Taitazak family. He was the author of She'elot u-Teshubot, responsa, some of which have been included in Judah Taitazak's She'erit Yehudah and in Samuel de Medina's collection of responsa.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
David Conforte, Ḳore ha-Dorot, p. 38a;
Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim, i. 88;
Moritz Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. Col. 2481.S
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
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