Israel Jacob (1729–1803) was a philanthropist in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Jacob was born on 14 April 1729 in Halberstadt. [1] [2]
Jacob, a banker, a philanthropist to people of all backgrounds, was widely respected [3] for his philanthropy.
Jacob was court agent to the Duke of Brunswick and the Margrave of Baden.
Due to Jacob's efforts, the Jews' body-tax ( Leibzoll) was repealed in the state of Baden.
In addition, Jacob took a prominent part in the conferences which were held in Berlin and Spandau duscussing apportioning of the Jews' tax among the Prussian communities.
Jacob died on 25 November 1803. [3]