SASSOON — SASSOON, family of Jewish merchants, philanthropists, and men of letters, originally from baghdad ; its members rose to great influence and affluence first in India and then in England and China. The founder of the family was SHEIKH SASSOON B.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon — is the family name of several people, including:*Sassoon family, Jewish business family originating from Baghdad, Iraq. ** David Sassoon (David Ben Sassoon) (1792 Baghdad 1864 Mumbai) *** Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet (1818 1896) … Wikipedia
Sassoon family — The Sassoon family is a family of international renown, which originated in the Jewish community of Baghdad, said to have originally been descended from Ibn Shoshans, of Spain.Sassoon ben Salih (1750 1830) was a banker to the vali (provincial… … Wikipedia
Sassoon, Edward — (1856 1912) English communal leader, grandson of David Solomon Sassoon1. In 1899 he was elected to parliament as a member of the Conservative Party. He was involved in various aspects of English Jewish life … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Sassoon, Flora — (1859 1936) English Hebrew scholar, daughter in law of David Solomon Sassoon1). Initially she managed her husband s firm in Bombay; later she settled in England. In 1924 she gave a discourse on the Talmud at Jews College, and subsequently she… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Sassoon — (von Śāśōn = „Freude“) ist der Name einer berühmten jüdischen Kaufmannsfamilie. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Berühmte Familienmitglieder 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Solomon David Sassoon — (August 1915, London – May 1985) was an educator, Rabbi, philanthropist, fundraiser and collector of Jewish manuscripts.Solomon David Sassoon was born into the wealthy Sassoon family. His family hired Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler as a private… … Wikipedia
Solomon Sopher — is the president of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Mumbai, India. He also serves as the Trustee of the David Sassoon Fund, and as the chairman and managing director of Sir Jacob Sassoon Trust, which manages the Knesset Eliyahoo synagogues in… … Wikipedia
David Gentleman — (born 11 March 1930, London) is an English artist designer. He studied illustration at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in various media watercolour, lithography, wood engraving and at scales ranging from… … Wikipedia
Haym Solomon — Haym Solomon, financier of the American Revolution Haym Solomon (or Salomon) (April 7, 1740 – January 6, 1785) was a Spanish and Portuguese Jew who immigrated to New York from Poland during the period of the American Revolution, and who became a… … Wikipedia
