Aaron ben Zerah was a French Jew who suffered martyrdom at Estella in the

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on March 5, 1328. Banished from his original home in 1306 by order of King Philip the Fair of France, who confiscated his property, he sought refuge at Estella, where, after a residence of twenty years, he, his wife, and several of his sons were slaughtered by Christian population in an anti-Jewish revolt. The horrors of that event are described in "Ẓedah la-Derek," a work written by Aaron's son Menahem ben Aaron ibn Zerah, who escaped death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aaron ben Zerah Year of birth unknown 1328 deaths 14th-century French Jews French people executed abroad People from Estella Oriental Jewish martyrs 1328 in Europe People executed by Spain 14th-century executions 14th-century people from the Kingdom of Navarre