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Elijah of York
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Tosafist; supposed to have been killed in the York massacre of 1190. In Tosef., Yoma, 27a, he is called Elijah of 
, and in Tosef., Zeb. 14b, of 
, which Gross ("Gallia Judaica," p. 22) identifies with "Everwic" (Latin, "Eboracum"), the medieval name of York. The word "ha-Ḳadosh" (the Saint), which follows his name (Tosef., Zeb. 14b), being generally the designation of a martyr, the supposition is that he was one of those who were killed in 1190. Elijah was a pupil of the tosafist R. Isaac ha-Zaḳen, and, according to Zunz ("Z. G." p. 49), also of R. Samuel b. Solomon, known as Sir Morel of Falaise.
Bibliography:
- Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, p. 159;
- Jacobs, Jews of Angevin England, p. 116;
- Renan-Neubauer, Les Rabbins Français, pp. 446, 736.
J.
M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elijah of York'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/elijah-of-york.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elijah of York'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/elijah-of-york.html. 1901.
