Bardac, Madame Sigismond
(1862–1934)
Bardac, Madame SigismondBardac, SigismondSigismond Bardac (B * BORDEAUX, 1862 – † D PARIS, 1934) Emma Bardac, born Emma-Léa Moÿse, salon hostess and amateur singer. Born into a prosperous Bordeaux family (Jews of Portuguese origin), she was the niece of noted financier Daniel Iffla »Osiris« (1825 – 1907), who financed the construction of numerous synagogues, endowed the Pasteur Institute, and bought and restored the château of Malmaison, giving it to the French government in 1904. At age 17 she…