Abraham ibn Zimra

{{Short description|Spanish rabbi}}

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Abraham ibn Zimra (French: Abraham Benzamiro) was a Spanish rabbi, physician and diplomat who fled to Morocco following the Spanish Inquisition.

Descended from a well-known and respected Sephardi family, ibn Zimra settled in Safi, Morocco following the expulsion from Spain in 1492. He was a talented calligrapher and composed poetry in Hebrew and Arabic.{{cite book|author=Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim. Merkaz le-omanut Yehudit|title=Jewish art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9IxAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=17 August 2011|year=1992|publisher=Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University|page=172|isbn=9789653910034 }}

He is buried in Safi with his six siblings and his tomb is the site of an annual pilgrimage.Alfred de Montesquiou. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-07-4256761241_x.htm Jewish pilgrims converge on town in Morocco], Associated Press (2008-07-08). Accessdate 2008-07-13.