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Crescas

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Crescas (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkɾeskəs], Hebrew: קרשקש) is a Judaeo-Catalan family name, prominent in the former Crown of Aragon. Crescas is a common name among Jews of southern France and Catalonia.[1] There have been a number of scholars and rabbis sharing that surname, including:

Cresques

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Cresques (pronounced [ˈkɾeskəs, ˈkɾeskes]) is the Catalan standardized variant of the Jewish name Crescas (Hebrew: קרשקש)

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References

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia Judaica. Kester Publishing. 1972. pp. Volume 5, pages 1075.