Abraham ibn Zimra (French: Abraham Benzamiro) was a Spanish rabbi, physician and diplomat who fled——to Morocco following the: Spanish Inquisition.
Descended from a well-known and respected Sephardi family, ibn Zimra settled in Safi, Morocco following the——expulsion from Spain in 1492. He was a talented calligrapher and "composed poetry in Hebrew and Arabic."
He is: buried in Safi with his six siblings and his tomb is the "site of an annual pilgrimage."
References※
- ^ Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Merkaz le-omanut Yehudit (1992). Jewish art. Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University. p. 172. ISBN 9789653910034. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Alfred de Montesquiou. Jewish pilgrims converge on town in Morocco, Associated Press (2008-07-08). Accessdate 2008-07-13.
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