Gershom ben Solomon Kohen

Gershom ben Solomon Kohen (died c. 1544) (also known as Gershon ben Solomon Cohen and Gershom Kohen Katz) was among the first printers of Hebrew books in Prague. He was the founder of the Gersonides, a dynasty of Ashkenazi Jewish printers. Mid-career, he attained rights to be an exclusive printer of Hebrew books in Bohemia authorized to produce Hebrew books.

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