Cleif, Daniel Ḥayyim: Russian rabbi; born in Amsterdam 1729; died there May 14, 1794. He settled in Hasenpoth, in the government of Courland, originally as a jeweler; later he officiated there as rabbi for many years. At this time he wrote "'Arugah Ḳeṭannah ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]