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Sir David Elias Ezra (1871-1947) (or simply Sir David Ezra) was a prominent member of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Calcutta, India.
Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015. the son of Elias David Ezra and the grandson of David Joseph Ezra. He married Rachel Sassoon, daughter of
David Joseph Ezra.
''Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta''. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Sir David Elias Ezra (1871-1947) (or simply Sir David Ezra) was a prominent member of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Calcutta, India.
Early life and family
David Elias Ezra was born in 1871,Baghdadi Jewish Women in India.Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015. the son of Elias David Ezra and the grandson of David Joseph Ezra. He married Rachel Sassoon, daughter of
Solomon David Sassoon
Solomon David Sassoon (1915–1985) was an educator, Rabbi, philanthropist, fundraiser, and collector of Jewish manuscripts.
Biography
Early life
Solomon David Sassoon was born in August 1915 in London.William D. Rubinstein, ''The Palgrave Dic ...
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Positions
Ezra was Sheriff of Calcutta and a director of theReserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India, chiefly known as RBI, is India's central bank and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is responsible f ...
. He was president of the Jewish Relief Association and of The Asiatic Society
The Asiatic Society is a government of India organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of "Oriental research", in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions. It was founded by the p ...
.''Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta''. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Death
Ezra died in 1947.See also
*History of the Jews in Kolkata
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 establish themselves permanently in the emerg ...
References
1871 births 1947 deathsDavid
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Sheriffs of Kolkata
Presidents of The Asiatic Society
Indian Knights Bachelor
Indian people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
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