Haim Palachi
Haim Palachi, also spelt Palaggi, (Acronym: MaHaRHaF or HaVIF) (1788, Smyrna, Turkey – 1869, Smyrna) was a Turkish author and rabbi.
Life
Maternal grandson of Joseph ben Hayyim Hazan, author of Hiqre Leb; pupil of Isaac Gategno, author of Bet Yiṣḥaq. After serving as president of the tribunal in his native city, he was appointed Hakham Bashi there in 1854.
His declining years were saddened by his deposition, although he was re-instated and held the position until the year before his death, and by disturbances among the people. He was greatly venerated by the masses, and at his funeral the hearse was escorted by a battalion of troops, an honor given by the Turkish authorities to only two or three chief rabbis.
Works
Palachi was a prolific writer. Not counting twenty-six manuscripts which were lost in a fire, and a large number which are unpublished, he produced twenty-six works, most of them containing in their titles his name, "Hayyim". They are as follows:
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