He was born in Olkusz where his father was rabbi and he married a daughter of the Court Jew, Samson Wertheimer. At the age of 18 he was appointed rabbi of Kromeriz and then of Mainz, Germany, before settling in Vienna, Austria, as court purveyor, supplying arms and other commodities to the authorities. Eskeles succeeded his father as chief rabbi of Moravia and in 1725 succeeded his father-in-law as chief rabbi of Hungary, working out of Vienna. He fought against attempts to expel Jews from Moravia and Austria. Shortly before his death, he established a foundation for giving religious education to children and providing poor brides with a dowry.
 

Bibliography:

ESHKOLOT, Zeev. The Eskeles genealogy. Pp. 272, genealogical tables. Haifa: Z. Eshkolot, 1995.
 

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