Jacob Rodrigues Pereira

Jacob Rodrigues Pereira ( born April 11, 1715 in Peniche, Portugal, † September 15, 1780 in Paris) was a Portuguese Jew. As an educator, he developed a teaching method for deaf-mutes and is considered a pioneer in France.

Life

Jacob Rodrigue Péreira played in the debate over the rights of establishment in Bordeaux, France, between Avignon and Portuguese Jews in 1750 an important role.

Along with Isaac Pinto Pereira became king Louis XV. dispatched to this explain the impairment of Portuguese Jews by the settlement of Avignon Jews. As a result, the expulsion of the German and Avignon Jews been " tolerated " was in 1760 has since allowed to settle in France under the Law of 1394 no Jews. The Portuguese Jews baptized as " New Christians" were not affected by this order. The written royal assent to this Order received Pereira on May 13, 1763 although it was never implemented.

The Portuguese Jews in Bordeaux tried very hard to the benevolence of the king. In 1766 they donated 1000 livres for the salvation of French Moroccan Christians from slavery and beyond 1773 presented with special dispensation of two rabbis in Jerusalem on the Sabbath as soldiers available to quell riots in the city. In June 1776 Jacob Rodrigues Pereira received a patent of Louis XVI. , To allow the Jews of Bordeaux to settle not only in Guyenne, but in every part of France and commerce throughout the kingdom.

Work

Pereira is considered the first teacher of deaf students in France. He offered his school in Bordeaux two " pathways " to: the poorer and more numerous disciples, he gave a 15-month course, which should convey the basic life skills. The wealthier and more intelligent students stayed four to five years and received a better education.

Pereira methods supported in the approach to the recordings of Juan Pablo Bonet. He developed next to a faster finger phonetic alphabet, which illustrated the sounds of the language better. Otherwise Pereira was about his methods are not known. His motto should have been: "There will be no more deaf, but only pigeon that can talk ."

Pereira's students should have still has considerable residual hearing and some were taught under Pereira's methods successful and famous, including the previously heard of the deaf monk Etienne de Fay (1669-1749) Azy d' Étavigny, the Pereira yet taught him to speak and then in 1749 at the court of Paris successfully presented as evidence for the effectiveness of his methods.

Pereira yet did not reach the fame and the success that still had in his lifetime, the Abbé de l' Epée with his sign language -oriented methods.