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Also Known As Rabbi Shlomo Yitzḥaqi • Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac of Troyes • Shlomo Yitzḥaqi • Solomon ben Isaac of Troyes
Born 1040 • Troyes • France
Died July 13, 1105 (aged 65) • Troyes • France

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