Baʽal Shem Tov

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Is·ra·el ben Eli·ezer ˈiz-rē-əl-ˌben-ˌe-lē-ˈā-zər

circa 1700–1760 Baʽal Shem Tov ˈbā(-ə)l-ˈshem-ˈtȯv

Polish-Jewish religious leader

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