The merchant who built Bombay: How David Sassoon shaped a global city
Escaping persecution in Baghdad, David Sassoon arrived in Mumbai and built an empire of trade, philanthropy, and architecture ...
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The Sassoons are having a moment. Here’s why that matters.
The author of a book about the famed Baghdadi merchants says their story raises awareness of the diversity of Jewish experience. The Sassoon dynasty is the epitome of the cosmopolitan ...
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Many Israelis are celebrating Trump’s win, seeing him as more likely to fully back their country
David Sassoon has been serving as an Israeli soldier ... “He stands for the Jewish people and understands our right to exist. He understands our beautiful 3,000-plus-year history and not just ...
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Father of 7 children who died in Brooklyn fire…
Seeking solace in his Orthodox Jewish faith ... the 11-year-old was lowered into the ground. “Now David … now Yeshua, Moshe now.” Sassoon lost his sons Yaakob, 5, Moshe, 8, Yeshua, 10 ...
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Ohel David Synagogue and David Sassoon Tomb join Maharashtra’s Jewish Heritage Tourism Circuit
and the David Sassoon tomb in Pune’s Camp area are now officially part of Maharashtra’s Jewish Heritage Tourism Circuit. The announcement was made on Sunday by Israeli Consul General Kobbi ...