David ben Joseph Pardo (c. 1591 – 1657) was a Dutch rabbi and hakham. He was born in Salonica to Rabbi Joseph and Reina[1] in the second half of the sixteenth century. He went with his father to Amsterdam, where he became hakham of the Bet Yisrael congregation (founded 1618).[2] This congregation was consolidated in 1639 [3][4] with the other two congregations in Amsterdam, and Pardo was appointed hakham together with Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, Menasseh Ben Israel, and Saul Levi Morteira. He was also a trustee of the Jewish cemetery and hazzan of the Bikkur Holim organization. In 1625 he founded the Honen Dallim benevolent society.[2]
Rabbi David Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1591 |
| Died | March 15, 1657 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Rachel Sanchez |
| Children | Joseph Pardo Josiah Pardo Sarah Pardo (married Joseph Salom) |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Pardo Reina |
| Buried | Beth Haim Cemetery, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Amsterdam |
In 1610, Pardo published in Amsterdam a transcription in Latin characters of Zaddik ben Joseph Formon's Obligacion de los Coraçones, a translation of the Hobot ha-Lebabot[2] into Judaeo-Spanish.[5]
On September 16, 1619, he married Rachel Sanchez (born 1595[6] at Moura, Portugal). They had three children: Joseph (c. 1624 – 1677), Josiah (1626-1684), and Sarah.[1] Josiah Pardo served as a Rabbi in Curaçao and in Port Royal, Jamaica and was one of the first Rabbis in the New World.[7]
Pardo died at Amsterdam on March 15, 1657[2] (Rosh Chodesh Nisan, 5417 A.M.[8]) and is buried at Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.[1]
References
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "David ben Joseph Pardo". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved Dec 11, 2013.
Jewish Encyclopedia Bibliography:- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 884;
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- ^ Sarna, Jonathan (2001). "Chapter 25. The Jews in British America". In Bernardini, Paolo; Fiering, Norman (eds.). The Jews and the expansion of Europe to the West 1450-1800. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-57181-153-0.
- ^ Green, David B. (2013-10-02). "This Day in Jewish History 1596: First Sephardi Congregation Established in Amsterdam". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "FORMON, ẒADDIḲ BEN JOSEPH". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved Dec 11, 2013.
- ^ http://www.akevoth.org/tim/sephardim_tim/E_Sepharadim_detail.asp?key=3939&itemNumber=0 [dead link]
- ^ Статей, Сборник (2010). M. Nosonovsky. New Findings at the Old Jewish Cemetery of Hunts Bay, Jamaica, pp. 116-117. ISBN 9785457522725.
- ^ Hebrew inscription on his gravestone [1].
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