NameSimmel/ Simon/ Meshullam b’ Jakow Eppstein segal z Buchsbaum
Birthabt 1400, D, Frankfurt
Death10 Oct 1486, D, Frankfurt
BurialFrankfurt (Battonnstrasse) (ffb-808)
Spouses
Birthabt 1400, D, Frankfurt?
Deathabt 1456, D, Frankfurt?
Notes for Simmel/ Simon/ Meshullam b’ Jakow Eppstein segal z Buchsbaum
Rabbi and Av-bet-din [= president of the court] — “…… der alte ab”d Meshulam b’ Jakob ha-levi…….” “.Ein erfahrener Greis und schön von Mass…”
During several years he was also living in Mainz (1450) and Oppenheim (1457)
His 3 spouses: (1) Beile b’ ? (d. ca 1456), (2) Sore b’? Arnheim (d. ca 1462; but divorced bef. 1460) and (3) Hanne b’ Asher (d. 22.12.1493; ffb-806)
House: “Buchsbaum” (in ‘Vorgassenzeit’ and ‘Gassenzeit’) [NB: first in the old “Buchsbaum”, in the centre of town and later in the new “Buchsabum”, outside the eastern wall] — as a matter of fact he was the builder of the new House [Ele Toldot, a quote dd 1505: “Der alte Simon und Eva hatten d. Haus Buchsbaum (i.d. Gasse) erbaut”]
7 children:
# Jakob b’ Simmel Eppstein sg”l z Kessel, “der fette Jekke” (d. ca 1467), married to Gute b’ Natan mi Mühlhausen (d. ca 1477): 3 children mentioned in ET [CF], amongst them: ## Zalman Betsel von Weisenau z Kessel (d. abt 1490)
# Moshe b’ Simmel Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), zum Trier (?)
# Gutlin b’ Simmel Epstein sg’l >>
# Golde b’ Simmel Epstein sg”l (d. abt 1497) [‘die verrückte Golde’], married to Gumpchen b’ Joselin Eppstein z Buchsbaum z Kessel z goldenen Rose (d. 2.1.1502)
# Sore b’ Simmel Epstein sg”l >>
# Husschin b’ Simmel Epstein sg”l >>
# NN (daughter) b’ Simmel Epstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Hesse b’ Jakow zu Windecken [in 1472 mentioned]