Benvenida Abrabanel
Benvenida Abrabanel (Hebrew: בנבנידה אברבנאל; died 1560) was a Sephardic philanthropist and businesswoman. She was born in Naples, the daughter of Joseph Abrabanel. Her family was originally from Spain; when the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, the Abrabanels left for Naples.[1] She was the tutor to Eleonora de' Medici. She married her first cousin Samuel Abrabanel. The government of Naples forced the Jewish people out of the city in 1541; she moved with her husband to Ferrara. In Ferrara, Abrabanel hosted salons in her home. Her husband died in 1547; Abrabanel took over the business he had run. She also donated money to the poor Jews in the city.[2] She died in 1560.[2]
References
- ^ Taitz, Emily. "Benvenida Abrabanel". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b York, Laura. "Abrabanel, Benvenida (d. 1560)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2013.(subscription required)
External links
- Benvenida Abrabanel from the Jewish Women's Archive