Astruc family

Astruc family
משפחת אסטרוק
Astruc family; משפחת אסטרוק
Country	Kingdom of France
Etymology	Astruc was a common name amongst Jews in France, Astruc meaning "happy" in Catalan.
Place of origin	Avignon, France
Founded	1660
Founder	Israel bar Joshua Astruc
Members	Israel bar Joshua Astruc Jean Astruc Élie-Aristide Astruc Gabriel Astruc
Traditions	Jewish (Sefard)

The Astruc family are a Sephardic Jewish family from Avignon, France. The family has produced several Rabbis, physicians, journalists, and Talmudists who have been prominent throughout France. The founder of the modern family is Israel bar Joshua Astruc who in 1666 moved his family to Bordeaux, France, where they reside today.[1][2]

Members

Israel bar Joshua Astruc – French Rabbi.
Jean Astruc – French professor of Medicine, those family converted to Catholicism.
Élie-Aristide Astruc – Grand Rabbi of Belgium.
Gabriel Astruc – French journalist.
Alexandre Astruc - French film critic.

References

"ASTRUC". jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Bethencourt, L. Cardozo de (1895). Notes historiques et généalogiques sur la famille Astruc (Comtat – Guienne – Paris) ... (in French). Société anonyme de l'imprimerie Kugelmann.

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[1] "ASTRUC". jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[2] Bethencourt, L. Cardozo de (1895). Notes historiques et généalogiques sur la famille Astruc (Comtat – Guienne – Paris) ... (in French). Société anonyme de l'imprimerie Kugelmann.