Aaron ben David Cohen of Ragusa

Aaron ben David Cohen of Ragusa (born about 1580), was a Rabbi in the Republic of Ragusa[1] who came from Lunela.[2]

His maternal grandfather was Solomon Oheb, also a rabbi in the same city. Aaron studied in his native city and later in Venice, whence he returned to occupy a pulpit in Ragusa. In 1623 he was imprisoned as a supposed accomplice of Isaac Jeshurun, who had been falsely accused of ritual murder.

Rabbi Aaron's sermons, Zeḳan Aharon (Aaron's Beard), together with his grandfather's sermons, Shemen ha-Ṭob (The Good Oil), and the history of Isaac Jeshurun's martyrdom, were published at Venice in 1657,[3] after his death.[1]

Aaron's account of the alleged ritual murder, together with documents from the Ragusa archives, were published in 1882.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gotthard Deutsch (1901–1906). "AARON BEN DAVID COHEN OF RAGUSA". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
    Its bibliography:
    • Jellinek, Literaturblatt des Orients, vii. 252;
    • Michael, Heimann Joseph, (1891) Or ha-Ḥayyim, Frankfort-on-the-Main (in Hebrew), No. 282;
    • Rahmer's Literaturblatt, 1883.
  2. ^ Levi, Moric (1928). "Iz prošlosti jevrejske opštine u Dubrovniku". Jevrejski almanah za godinu 5689 [From the past of the Jewish community in Dubrovnik] (in Croatian). Sarajevo. p. 63.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ שמן הטוב זקן אהרן (in Hebrew). Venice. 1657. OCLC 233044892. Retrieved Jul 5, 2022.

Further reading

  • Kaznačić, C. A. (1882), Proceeeo di Isak Jesurun, Dubrovnik
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