Bella bat R. Jakob Perlhefter
Letter writer and businessperson
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| Intro | Letter writer and businessperson | |
| Places | Czech Republic | |
| was | Author Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1650, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Death | 9 September 1709Prague, Czech Republic (aged 59 years) |
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Bella bat Jakob Perlhefter (Isabell, Bilah, born c. 1650 in Prague, modern Czech Republic; died 1709 in Prague) was a professional Hebrew letter writer, businesswoman and instructor of music. She corresponded with her husband Behr Perlhefter and with the Christian polymath Johann Christoph Wagenseil in Hebrew. She wrote the preface of the Yiddish book “Beer Sheva” (Seven Springs).