What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: On this site in the 13th century stood the York Synagogue and the house of Aaron of York, a significant figure in civic, Jewish and national life and Justiciar for the Jews to Henry III Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.

York Synagogue was a significant religious center for the medieval Jewish community in England; Aaron of York, who lived near this site, held a prominent position as Justiciar for the Jews under King Henry III.

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