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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Gotthard Deutsch (1901–1906). "AARON BEN DAVID COHEN OF RAGUSA". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
Its bibliography: - ↑ שמן הטוב זקן אהרן (in Hebrew). Venice. 1657. OCLC 233044892 . Retrieved Jul 5, 2022.
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