The Hillel Family

הלל

Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Hillel lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.

Patronyme porté par plusieurs figures juives documentées (Irak, Israël, Irak (Bagdad)). Cette fiche regroupe 3 figures du corpus partageant ce nom ; leurs liens généalogiques précis restent à documenter.

Geographic origin: Irak, Israël, Irak (Bagdad)

A book yet to be written

The Great Book of the Hillel lineage has not yet been written.

Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.

Collection

Location of archival items, responsa and articles in the corpus that cite the lineage or its variants.

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Lineage Map

Place of Origin Diaspora Memory (transmitted)Regions reconstructed from documented origins and diaspora.

This book tells the story of the Hillel. Your own family may also have its Great Book — search your name to discover it, or to bring it to life.

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<a href="https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/hillel">Hillel — Zakhor</a>

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Hillel — Zakhor, https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/hillel

Variants of the name (2)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

הללHillel-הלל

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Notable figures

1.
Shlomo Hillel
homme politique israélien
2.
Ayin Hillel
Poète et auteur israélien pour la jeunesse, architecte paysagiste.
3.
Avraham Hillel
Grand rabbin de Bagdad à plusieurs reprises, élève d'Abdallah Somekh.

In memory

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Hillel.

Search “Hillel” on Yad Vashem

The search is performed directly in the Yad Vashem archives; Zakhor neither copies nor retains any personal data. The presence or absence of a name in the database is not exhaustive. Learn more

Notable figures of the lineage

Mardochée B. Hillel B. Hillel

Avraham Hillel

אברהם הלל

1820-1920

Ayin Hillel

ע. הלל

1926-1990

Shlomo Hillel

שלמה הלל

1923–2021

Diaspora regions

IrakIsraëlIrak (Bagdad)

The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Hillel give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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