▁passed ▁away ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁invent ors <0x0A> </s> ▁Abraham ▁ben ▁Jud ah ▁ha - Le vi ▁Min z ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁ra bbi ▁who ▁fl our ished ▁at ▁Pad ua ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Min z ▁studied ▁chief ly ▁under ▁his ▁father , ▁Jud ah ▁Min z , ▁whom ▁he ▁succeeded ▁as ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁of ▁Pad ua . ▁According ▁to ▁Ged alia h ▁ibn ▁Y ah ya ▁ben ▁Joseph ▁( Sh als he let ▁ha - K ab bal ah , ▁p .   5 1 a , ▁Amsterdam , ▁ 1 6 9 7 ), ▁it ▁was ▁with ▁Abraham ▁Min z ▁that ▁Jacob ▁Pol lak ▁had ▁the ▁quar rel ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁their ▁ex communic ating ▁each ▁other ; ▁according ▁to ▁most ▁other ▁authorities , ▁the ▁quar rel ▁was ▁with ▁Jud ah ▁Min z . ▁I bn ▁Y ah ya ▁further ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁Italian ▁rabb is ▁believe ▁that ▁Pol ak ▁and ▁Abraham ▁Min z ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁David ▁G ans ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 0 ; ▁according ▁to ▁Hal ber st am ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 1 ). ▁Min z ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dec isions ▁that ▁were ▁printed ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁R