David Joseph Ezra
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David Joseph Ezra was a leading merchant, property developer and communal leader of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Kolkata, India. He was one of the key developers behind nineteenth century Kolkata,
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Beth El Synagogue, Calcutta
The history of the Jews in Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, in India, began in the late eighteenth century when adventurous Baghdadi Jewish merchants originally from Aleppo and Baghdad chose to es
David Joseph Ezra
…of the Jewish community." His son was Sir David Ezra who served both in the role of Sheriff of Calcutta and a director of the Reserve Bank of India. History of the Jews in Kolkata…
A Baghdadi Jewish man contemplates his heritage, late 20th century
The Calcutta home of Moise Abraham Sassoon, in the early 20th century. One of the grand residences of the Baghdadi Jewish merchant elite.
Magen David Synagogue in Kolkata
Interiors in Magen David Synagogue, Kolkata