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
External links
Jewish Encyclopedia article on NAJARA
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.