Jacob Rodrigues Pereira
Jacob Rodrigues Pereira (born April 11, 1715 in Peniche , Portugal ; died September 15, 1780 in Paris ) was a Portuguese-French Jewish educator. As a pedagogue, he developed a teaching method for the deaf and mute and is considered a pioneer in France .
Life
Jacob Rodrigue Pereira played an important role in the dispute over the settlement rights in Bordeaux, France between Avignon and Portuguese Jews around 1750.
Together with Isaac Pinto , Pereira became King Louis XV. sent to explain to him the adverse effects on Portuguese Jews caused by the settlement of Avignon Jews. As a result, the expulsion of the previously “tolerated” German and Avignon Jews was ordered in 1760 , since according to the law of 1394 no Jews were allowed to settle in France. The Portuguese Jews as baptized "New Christians" were not affected by this decree. The written royal approval of this decree received Pereira on May 13, 1763, although it was never implemented.
The Portuguese Jews in Bordeaux tried very hard to get the king's goodwill. In 1766 they donated 1,000 livres for the redemption of French Christians from Moroccan slavery and in 1773, with a special dispensation from two Jerusalem rabbis , made themselves available as soldiers on the Sabbath to put down revolts in the city. In June 1776 Jacob Rodrigues Pereira received a patent from Louis XVI. which allowed the Jews of Bordeaux to settle not only in Guyenne but in every part of France and to trade throughout the kingdom.
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Pereira is considered to be the first teacher of deaf students in France . At his school in Bordeaux, he offered two "educational paths": he gave the poorer and more numerous students a 15-month course that was supposed to impart vital skills. The wealthier and smarter students stayed four to five years and got a better education.
Pereira's methods were based on the notes of Juan Pablo Bonet . He also developed a faster finger phonetic alphabet that better illustrated the sounds of the language. Otherwise, Pereira did not reveal anything about his methods. His motto should have been: "There will be no more deaf and mute people, only deaf people who can speak".
Pereira's students are said to have had considerable hearing loss and some were successful and known under Pereira's methods, including Azy d'Etavigny , who was taught by the deaf monk Etienne de Fay (1669–1749) and whom Pereira taught to speak then presented successfully at the court of Paris in 1749 as evidence of the effectiveness of his methods.
Still, Pereira did not achieve the fame and success that the Abbé de l'Epée had with his sign language- oriented methods during his lifetime .
Web links
- Brief biography, with a painting by Pereira
- Entry for Pereira, Jacob Rodrigue (1715-1780) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pereira, Jacob Rodrigues |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese-French Jewish educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peniche , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1780 |
| Place of death | Paris |