Abraham Furtado Archive
Item
Country
IL
Name of institution (English)
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
heb
Contact information: postal address
Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91010
Contact information: phone number
00972 2-6586249
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
cahjp@nli.org.il
Reference number
P195
Type of reference number
Call number
Title (official language of the state)
Abraham Furtado Archive
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Abraham Furtado
Date note
bulk: 18th century/19th century
Language(s)
fra
Extent
7 cards
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This collection comprises materials regarding and produced by Abraham Furtado, one of the main leaders of the French Sephardic community in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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
Joana Rodrigues, 2023
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