David Cazès | |
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 Educator David Cazes (beyond the desk) and a group of teachers and rabbis, Tunis, 1887. | |
| Born | 1851 (1851) Tétouan, Morocco |
| Died | 1913 (aged 61–62) |
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| Education | Alliance Israélite Universelle |
| Subject | Jewish diaspora |
| Years active | 1869–1913 |
David Cazès (1851,Tétouan,Morocco – 1913) was aMoroccan Jewish educator and writer.
Sent to Paris in his early youth, Cazès was educated by theAlliance Israélite Universelle,[1] and at the age of 18 was commissioned to establish and direct several primary schools in the East; namely, atVolos inThessaly (1869), atSmyrna (1873), and atTunis (February 1878–1893). In each of these places he took part also in the organization of the Jewish communities. At Tunis, especially the official organization of Judaism by the government of the French protectorate, was his work. There he was founder and principal of several elementary schools.[2]
In 1893 he moved toBuenos Aires, Argentina, serving as a member of the administrative committee of the colonization fund founded by BaronMaurice de Hirsch under the name of theJewish Colonization Association.[3]
In 1878, Cazès was appointed an officer of theOrder of Nichan Iftikhar of Tunis. The French government in 1886 awarded him academic laurels, and in 1889 the rosette of Chevalier of theLegion of Honour.[4]
He was the author of many works regarding the Jewish diaspora in Northern Africa, including:
The latter book was one which gave an exact picture of the literary life of the Jews of Tunis. He also contributed a large number of articles to theRevue des Etudes Juives and other Jewish periodicals.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Isidore Singer and M. Franco (1901–1906)."Cazès, David". InSinger, Isidore; et al. (eds.).The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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