Albert Sagues

1883 - C. 1950

Educator employed by Alliance Israélite Universelle.

Albert Sagues, born in İ.zmir, Turkey, was one of the most effective architects of the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU) schools, bolstering French cultural influence in Morocco and Tunisia. His efforts proved crucial for the spread of French language and culture among urban Jews. Sagues was a school principal for the AIU in Casablanca (1909 - 1912), Tunis (1912 - 1924), and Tangier (ca. 1925 - post 1945). A firm advocate of the preservation of French colonial influence in the Maghrib, Sagues opposed political Zionism while favoring a modern Hebrew cultural renaissance.

Bibliography

Laskier, Michael M. The Alliance Israélite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco: 1862 - 1962. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983.

— MICHAEL M. LASKIER