Astruc family explained

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

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

1. Israel bar Joshua Astruc – French Rabbi.
2. Jean Astruc – French professor of Medicine, those family converted to Catholicism.
3. Élie-Aristide Astruc – Grand Rabbi of Belgium.
4. Gabriel Astruc – French journalist.
5. Alexandre Astruc - French film critic.
6. Miriam Astruc – French archaeologist .

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASTRUC . jewishencyclopedia.com. 24 March 2020.
2. Book: Bethencourt, L. Cardozo de. Notes historiques et généalogiques sur la famille Astruc (Comtat – Guienne – Paris) .... 1895. Société anonyme de l'imprimerie Kugelmann. fr.