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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 AlgĂ©riens;
  • 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 'Ajas'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/ajas.html. 1901.
 
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