Joseph Pardo (born c. 1561 – died 9 October 1619) was an Italian

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and merchant. He was born in

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, but went to

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before 1589, where he served as rabbi to the

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ine community and also engaged in business. Later, he emigrated to the

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and was appointed

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of the Bet Ya'akob congregation in

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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). He was married to Reina (died at Amsterdam, 1631) and had three sons: Their eldest son, Isaac Pardo, died at Uskup in Turkey. Their second son, Abraham Pardo, died in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography: * De Barrios, ''Casa de Jacob'', pp. 22, 24; *idem, ''Vida de Ishac Huziel'', pp. 38 et seq.; *Koenen,
Geschiedenis der Joden in Nederland
', pp. 143, 428; *Kayserling, in '' Monatsschrift'', 1859, viii
386
*epitaph in De Castro, ''Keur van Grafsteenen'', etc., p. 60, No. 6. Their third son,

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(c. 1591 – 1657), died at Amsterdam. David's son, Joseph Pardo, was an

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hazzan (died 1677). Pardo died in Amsterdam on Wednesday, 9 October 1619 (

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Cheshvan, 5380 A.M.)

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inscription on his graveston
gravestone
and is buried at Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.

References

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