Levi Najara was a Spanish rabbi who emigrated in 1492 to Mamluk Palestine, probably to Safed. He was the father of Moses Najara.
Levi Najara was a
Spanish
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rabbi
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who emigrated in 1492 to
Mamluk
Mamluk or Mamaluk (; (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural); translated as "one who is owned", meaning "slave") were non-Arab, ethnically diverse (mostly Turkic, Caucasian, Eastern and Southeastern European) enslaved mercenaries, slave-so ...
Palestine
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...
, probably to
Safed
Safed (), also known as Tzfat (), is a city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of up to , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel.
Safed has been identified with (), a fortif ...
. He was the father of
Moses Najara I.
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15th-century rabbis from the Mamluk Sultanate
Jews expelled from Spain in 1492
Rabbis in Safed
Sephardi rabbis from Ottoman Palestine
Sephardi Jews from the Mamluk Sultanate
15th-century Spanish rabbis
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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