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'''Menasseh ben Israel''' (1604–November 20, 1657) was a [[Jew]]ish rabbi and publisher who founded the first [[Hebrew]] printing press in [[Amsterdam]] in 1626. He was instrumental in the readmission of Jews to [[England]] under the rule of [[Oliver Cromwell]].
'''Menasseh ben Israel''' (1604–November 20, 1657) was a [[Jew]]ish rabbi and publisher who founded the first [[Hebrew]] printing press in [[Amsterdam]] in 1626. He was instrumental in the readmission of Jews to [[England]] under the rule of [[Oliver Cromwell]].
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