No. 5423
Joseph Pardo
d. 1619Rabbi and merchantEurope · 1619Most named place: Venice
Joseph Pardo was a prominent Levantine rabbi and merchant in Venice.
He was born in Salonika, but moved to Venice before 1589 where he served as religious teacher entering at the same time in the business life of the Republic. He was committed to raising money for the Jews in Israel, and he also financed the publication of several books.
Around 1609 Pardo went bankrupt and moved to Amsterdam where he served as rabbi of the Beit Ya’akov congregation. He was the author of Shulḥan Tahor, on Oraḥ Ḥayyim and Yoreh De’ah, which were written in a very brief manner, and published a number of times.