enth ; ▁died ▁at ▁P osen ▁about ▁ 1 6 1 0 . ▁His ▁name , ▁" Case " ▁or ▁" K aza " ▁is ▁most ▁probably ▁only ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁well - known ▁surname ▁" C ases ." ▁This ▁would ▁argue ▁for ▁Italian ▁descent ; ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Case ▁called ▁himself ▁" Sh api ro ," ▁as ▁Blo ch ▁has ▁conclus ively ▁proved . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁chief ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁L emberg , ▁Case ▁became ▁city ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁P osen , ▁while ▁Mor de ca i ▁ben ▁Abraham ▁Ja fe ▁was ▁the ▁district ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Poland . ▁Although ▁Case ▁apparently ▁left ▁no ▁writ ings , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Tal m ud ic ▁authorities ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁Benjamin ▁A aron ▁Sol nik ' s ▁respons um ▁No . ▁ 2 2 , ▁and ▁Me ï r ▁ben ▁Ged alia h ▁of ▁Lub lin ' s ▁respons um ▁No . ▁ 8 8 . ▁Case ' s ▁son ▁Sol omon ▁( d ied ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 6 1 2 , ▁at ▁L emberg ) ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁em inent ▁Tal m ud ist . ▁ ▁References ▁, ▁in ▁Ha - E sh kol , ▁i . 1 5 1 – 1 5 4 ; ▁B uber , ▁An she ▁Sh em , ▁N os . ▁ 2 1 5 , ▁ 5 0 8 ; ▁K ohen ▁T zed