Najara (Najar,Nijar,Nagar,Nagara,Hebrew:נאג'ארה) is the name of a Sephardic Jewish family, originally fromNájera, Spain. Nájera is on theRiver Najerilla. Now inLa Rioja, at one time it was the capital ofkingdom of Navarre.
In the history ofrabbinical literature, Najaras are found atAlgeria,Tunis,Damascus,Turkey aside from other places. Notable people with this family name include:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Najara".The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
