Eva Bacharach

Eva Bacharach (* 1580 in Prague, † 1651 in Sofia) was a Jewish Hebraistin.

She was the daughter of Isaac ben Simson ha - Kohen and granddaughter of the famous Rabbi Loew of Prague. She was also the grandmother of Jair Bacharach.

As the daughter of such a prestigious rabbinic family, she gained early a broad knowledge of Hebrew and rabbinical literature, and often disputed with rabbis about text passages. Such learning was at that time for women very unusual.

She was married to the Worms Rabbi Abraham Samuel Bacharach. After his death in 1615, she returned to Prague. When her son Samson in 1650 took over the rabbinate of Worms, they accompanied him there. 1651 she undertook a pilgrimage to Palestine. During this trip she died in Sofia, where she was buried with great honors.