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Ayas, Léon
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Interpreter of the French army in the Algerian campaign against Abd-el-Kader; died 1846. He received several wounds in the expeditions in the Oran, during which he captured one of Abd-el-Kader's lieutenants.
At the battle against the Bou-Maza he showedspecial bravery; killing five Arabs at a critical moment of the battle, and receiving wounds of which he died the following year.
Bibliography:
- Feraud, Les Interprètes Algériens;
- Revue Etudes Juives, 34:51;
- Jost, Neuere Geschichte der Israeliten, 2:212, Berlin, 1846.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ayas, Léon'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/ayas-lon.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ayas, Léon'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/ayas-lon.html. 1901.
