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Ramerupt רמרו

Champagne village a day's walk from Troyes where Rashi's daughter Yocheved and R' Meir ben Shmuel settled, and where their son Rabbeinu Tam kept the school from which the Tosafot spread — attacked by Crusaders in 1147, who wounded Rabbeinu Tam and were persuaded to spare him.

I. Who

Hebrew
רמרו
Also known as
Rameru

III. Where

Modern location
Ramerupt, Aube, Champagne, France

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
Rabbeinu Tam lived and taught at Ramerupt (Rameru), where his school became the engine of the Tosafist movement; in the Second Crusade (1147) crusaders pillaged the town and nearly killed him. tradition external ★★★★☆

Referenced by: Rashbam, Rabbeinu Tam