Avigdor Kara

Kara's frequent travels led to the loss of many of his manuscripts. His uncle was said to be Judah Leib the Elder. He led a life of poverty and collections were taken up on his behalf from Jewish communities. He sought financial assistance in the aftermath of the 1389 Easter attack in Prague. He wrote in both Hebrew and Yiddish. He was a composer of hymns. His most famous poem, entitled Et Kol Hatela'ah Asher Meza'atnu or "All the Hardships that Befell Us" or "All the Trouble That Has Found Us" was an elegy concerning the Easter pogrom that took place in Prague in 1389. He died in 1439 and is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague, of which his is the oldest identified grave. The elegy he wrote has become part of mahzors and Yom Kippur services. It was cited by David Gans. He is considered the last Ashkenazi payyetan, or composer of piyyutim or liturgical poems, of which 8 survive.

Avigdor Kara was recorded at birth as אביגדר בן יצחק קרא. The authorities additionally record the heading Avigdor ben Isaac Kara. His recorded language was Hebrew. His recorded confession was Judaism.