Jacqui (Jacob) Eli Safra (born c. 1940) is a
billionaire
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investor
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from
Geneva
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. He is a descendant of the
Syrian
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Lebanese-
Swiss
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*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
Jew
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ish Safra banking family.
Biography
Jacqui Eli Safra is the son of Elie Safra (1922–1993) and Yvette Dabbah (1927–2006) and the nephew of
Edmond Safra
Edmond J. Safra ( ar, ادموند يعقوب صفرا; 6 August 1932 – 3 December 1999) was a Lebanese-Brazilian banker who continued the family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland. He was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until ...
. He is a graduate of the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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and worked in various positions at the
Republic National Bank of
New York
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.
Some of Safra's investments include:
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Encyclopædia Britannica
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'';
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Merriam-Webster
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'';
*''
Spring Mountain Vineyard
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'' (
Saint Helena, California
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);
*''Parknasilla Hotel'' and neighbouring ''
Garinish Island'' (both near
Sneem
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,
County Kerry
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,
Republic of Ireland
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).
Filmography
Under the name J.E. Beaucaire (the name of the character played by
Bob Hope
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in the film ''
Monsieur Beaucaire''), Safra appeared in minor roles in three movies and financed eight
Woody Allen
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films through a production company, Sweetland Films, run with his long-time girlfriend
Jean Doumanian
Jean Doumanian ( Karabas; born July 28, 1936) is an American stage, television and film producer. She briefly produced ''Saturday Night Live'', between November 1980 and March 1981.
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Doumanian was born Jean (or Jeannine) Karabas, th ...
, a former close friend of Allen.
Actor
*''
The Ox'' (1991) – Shop Owner
*''
Radio Days
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'' (1987) – Diction Student
*''
Stardust Memories
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'' (1980) – Sam
Executive producer
References
*Weinraub, Bernard. (June 11, 2001). "A Friendship Founders Over Suit by Woody Allen". ''The New York Times'', p. 1.
*Claffey, Mike & Goldiner, Dave. (June 6, 2002). "Judge Backhands Woody's Rival". ''Daily News'' (New York), p. 8.
*Claffey, Mike & Goldiner, Dave. (June 7, 2002). "Woody's Backer Admits to Some Overcharging". ''Daily News'' (New York), p. 4.
*
Wapshott, Nicholas. (June 7, 2002). "To the jury, Woody Allen's former friend Jean Doumanian must appear scheming and grasping, while the diminutive comic seems a classic dupe" ''The Times'' (London).
References list
External links
*
Spring Mountain Vineyard— company website
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Living people
Swiss businesspeople
Syrian businesspeople
Swiss Sephardi Jews
Place of birth missing (living people)
Safra family
1940s births
Brazilian people of Syrian descent