Jassuda Bédarride

Jassuda Bédarrides (2 April 1804 – 4 February 1882) was a French lawyer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1848 to 1849. As such, he was the first Jewish Mayor of this city.

Biography

Early life Jassuda Bédarrides was born in a Jewish family on April 2, 1804, in Aix-en-Provence. He had a brother, Salomon Bédarrides, who went on to serve as the mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1877 to 1884. He also had a sister, Précieuse Bédarrides, who married Abraham Abram, a Jewish businessman from Marseille; their son, Benjamin Abram (1846-1938), went on to serve as the mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1888 to 1896. He wrote several books about jurisprudence. As such, he became the first Jewish Mayor of this city. In April 1848, he planted the Tree of Freedom on the Place des Precheurs to celebrate the French Republic.