Najara family
Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Hebrew: נאג'ארה) was the name of an Sephardic Jewish family, originally from Najera, a Spanish city of Navarre, on the River Najerilla. In the history of rabbinical literature, Najaras are found at Algeria, Tunis, Damascus, Turkey etc. The most significant family members are:
- David Najar
- Israel ben Moses Najara
- Judah ben Jacob Najar
- Levi Najara
- Maimun Najar
- Mordecai Najar
- Moses Najara I
- Moses Najara II
- Nathan Najar
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