Moses Najara II

Moses Najara II
Personal life
Nationality	Ottoman Empire Jew
Parent	Israel Najara
Known for	Jewish poetry, rabbi of Gaza
Occupation	Poet, rabbi

Moses Najara II was a Jewish poet, son of Israel Najara, whom he succeeded as rabbi of Gaza. His poetry is praised by his contemporaries, but none of his poems is now extant.

Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography

• Leser Landshuth, 'Ammude ha-'Abodah;
• David Conforte, Ḳore ha-Dorot;
• Dukes, Gesch. der Neuhebräischen Poesie;
• Moritz Steinschneider, Polemische Literatur, 1868, p. 350;
• Magyar Zsidó Szemle, 1885.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Jewish Encyclopedia article on NAJARA