Fonds Abraham Furtado
Item
Country
FR
Name of institution (English)
Universal Israelite Alliance
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
fra
Contact information: postal address
27 avenue de Ségur, 75007 Paris
Contact information: phone number
0033 0153328855
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
info@aiu.org
Reference number
AP 58
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Abraham Furtado Collection
Title (official language of the state)
Fonds Abraham Furtado
Language of title
fra
Creator / accumulator
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Date note
18th century/21st century
Language(s)
fra
Extent
5 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
The Abraham Furtado collection comprises documentation related to the political career and personal contacts of this important figure of the French Sephardic community in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The collection is composed of the following items:
AP 58/1, 1885-1911: Letters to Régine [Furtado] from her sister, mother, and others.
AP 58/2, 1784-1997: Letters to Nicole [Furtado]. It contains letters from Abraham Furtado and others.
AP 58/3, 1755-1883: Contains information on Abraham Furtado, Rachel Levy Lameyra and Joseph Furtado.
AP 58/4, 1756-1945: Genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Furtado.
AP 58/5, 1828: Letters regarding the marriage of Cécile Furtado.
The collection is composed of the following items:
AP 58/1, 1885-1911: Letters to Régine [Furtado] from her sister, mother, and others.
AP 58/2, 1784-1997: Letters to Nicole [Furtado]. It contains letters from Abraham Furtado and others.
AP 58/3, 1755-1883: Contains information on Abraham Furtado, Rachel Levy Lameyra and Joseph Furtado.
AP 58/4, 1756-1945: Genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Furtado.
AP 58/5, 1828: Letters regarding the marriage of Cécile Furtado.
Archival history
Founded in Paris in 1860 to promote human rights and defend the Jewish people, the Alliance Israélite Universelle has evolved over the years into an important educational institution.
Many other institutions and private individuals have entrusted the Alliance with their archives, thus making them available for consultation by students and researchers. Similarly, various personalities and their families have donated their personal archives, including Paul Bauer, Jean Ellissen, Elian Finbert, Henri Hertz, Kruger, Bernard Lazare, Jacques Lazarus, Sarah Leibovici, Edmond Maurice Lévy, Bernard Mélamède, Pierre Mendès France, Salomon Grumbach, Rachel Minc, Louis Oungre and Isidore Simon.
The Monique Lise Cohen collection was received from the Toulouse Municipal Library on January 13, 2009. It was inventoried by Laurent Zimmern, the archivist at the Alliance Israélite Universelle, on February 12, 2009.
Many other institutions and private individuals have entrusted the Alliance with their archives, thus making them available for consultation by students and researchers. Similarly, various personalities and their families have donated their personal archives, including Paul Bauer, Jean Ellissen, Elian Finbert, Henri Hertz, Kruger, Bernard Lazare, Jacques Lazarus, Sarah Leibovici, Edmond Maurice Lévy, Bernard Mélamède, Pierre Mendès France, Salomon Grumbach, Rachel Minc, Louis Oungre and Isidore Simon.
The Monique Lise Cohen collection was received from the Toulouse Municipal Library on January 13, 2009. It was inventoried by Laurent Zimmern, the archivist at the Alliance Israélite Universelle, on February 12, 2009.
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Administrative / Biographical history
Abraham Furtado was born in London, in 1756, to a Portuguese New Christian family. Furtado's parents were in Lisbon on the occasion of the Great Earthquake of 1755. After this catastrophe, his mother moved to London. In 1757, she went to Bayonne and later to Bordeaux, where Abraham Furtado was educated.
Furtado was a trader and a property investor. Later, he began his career as a politician as well. In 1789, he participated in a commission of Jews to propose measures to improve the conditions of the community.
In 1806, Furtado was among the one hundred Jewish leaders who were summoned by Napoleon to Paris for consultation. He was then elected president of the representative body known as Assemblée des Notables (Assembly of Notables).
When Napoleon was overthrown in 1814, Furtado joined the royalists but refused a political position during the Hundred Days. In 1815, he was appointed treasurer of the city of Bordeaux by Louis XVIII and held this position until his sudden death in the following year.
Furtado was a trader and a property investor. Later, he began his career as a politician as well. In 1789, he participated in a commission of Jews to propose measures to improve the conditions of the community.
In 1806, Furtado was among the one hundred Jewish leaders who were summoned by Napoleon to Paris for consultation. He was then elected president of the representative body known as Assemblée des Notables (Assembly of Notables).
When Napoleon was overthrown in 1814, Furtado joined the royalists but refused a political position during the Hundred Days. In 1815, he was appointed treasurer of the city of Bordeaux by Louis XVIII and held this position until his sudden death in the following year.
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2023
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