Baal Shem Tov Yisroel ben Eliezer, Israel ben Eliezer, Besht, Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov, Master of the Good Name
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Jewish mystical rabbi from Poland, founder of Hasidic Judaism
- Sex or Gender:
- male
- Date of Birth:
- 1698-08-27
- Place of Birth:
- Okopy
- Date of Death:
- 1760-05-21
- Place of Death:
- Medzhybizh
- Country of citizenship:
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Viaf ID:
- 64812822