David Sassoon (treasurer)
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David Sassoon was a Baghdadi Jewish merchant and philanthropist in Ottoman Iraq. David Sassoon served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829. Fleeing persecution, Sassoon and his family emi
David Sassoon
David Sassoon (seated) and his sons Elias David, Albert Abdallah and Sassoon David.
Tomb of David Sassoon, Ohel David Synagogue (Lal Deval), Pune, India
Family tree of the Sassoon family
Sassoon family
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The Sassoon family were a wealthy Baghdadi Jewish dynasty, associated with finance, banking, capital markets, the exploration of oil and gas, Judaism, Conservative politics, opium trading and philanth
David Sassoon (treasurer)
…British India. He became the leader of the Jewish community in Mumbai after the Baghdadi Jews emigrated to the city. Sassoon was the founder of the Sassoon family and the founder of David Sassoon and Sons, which later became David Sassoon & Co., a trading company owned by his family. Sassoon's success as a merchant…
Sassoon House, Shanghai, China
The Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India