Joseph Pardo (rabbi)

Rabbi Joseph Pardo

Gravestone of Rabbi Joseph Pardo and his grandson, Hazzan Joseph Pardo, at Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Synagogue Bet Ya'akob congregation, Amsterdam
Began 1597
Ended 1619
Personal details
Born ca. 1561
Thessaloniki
Died 9 October 1619
Amsterdam
Yahrtzeit Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 5380 A.M.
Buried Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Spouse Reina
Children Isaac,
Abraham,
David

Joseph Pardo (born ca. 1561[1] – died 9 October 1619) was an Italian rabbi and merchant. He was born in Thessaloniki, but went to Venice before 1589, where he served as rabbi to the Levantine community and also engaged in business.[2] Later, he emigrated to the Netherlands and was appointed Hakham of the Bet Ya'akob congregation in Amsterdam founded by Jacob Tirado, holding office from 1597 until his death.

In 1615 he founded the Hermandad de las Huerfanas and Moher ha-Betulot, now the Santa Compania de Dotar Orphas e Donzelas. Some liturgical poems by him are included in the "Imre Noam" (Amsterdam, 1628; very rare).[3][4] He was married to Reina (died at Amsterdam, 1631) and had three sons:[1] Their eldest son, Isaac Pardo, died at Uskup in Turkey. Their second son, Abraham Pardo, died in Jerusalem.[4]

Their third son, David (ca. 1591 – 1657), died at Amsterdam.[5] David's son, Joseph Pardo, was an English hazzan (died 1677).[2][6]

Pardo died in Amsterdam[1] on Wednesday, 9 October 1619 (Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 5380 A.M.)[7] and is buried at Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Haham Joseph PARDO". 1999. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 David, Abraham. "PARDO, JOSEPH". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. Galino, Yosef Sholom (1628). אמרי נועם [Imre Noam] (in Hebrew). Amsterdam: Menasseh Ben Israel. OCLC 233086045. Retrieved Oct 12, 2015.
  4. 1 2  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Joseph Pardo". Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company. Retrieved Oct 1, 2015.
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  5. "Rabbi/Haham David 'Joseph' PARDO". 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. "Hazan Joseph 'David' PARDO". 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. Hebrew inscription on his gravestone gravestone.
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