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David Sassoon
David Sassoon may refer to: * David Sassoon (designer) (1932–2025), British fashion designer * David Sassoon (treasurer) (1792–1864), Iraqi-Jewish treasurer * David Solomon Sassoon (1880–1942), Iraqi bibliophile See also *Sassoon family The Sassoon family were a wealthy Baghdadi Jews, Baghdadi Jews, Jewish family dynasty, associated with finance, banking, capital markets, the exploration of oil and gas, Judaism, British Conservative Party, Conservative politics, opium trade wit ... * Albert Abdullah David Sassoon (1818–1896), English businessman * David Sasson, Israeli diplomat * David of Sassoun, a fictional character in the Armenian war poem ''Daredevils of Sassoun'' * Frederick David Sassoon (1853–1917), English merchant * Reuben David Sassoon (1835–1905), English merchant * Solomon David Sassoon (1915–1985), English educator * Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894), (1841–1894), English businessman * Sassoon David Sassoon (1831–1867), English businessman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sassoon (designer)
David Sassoon (5 October 1932 – 9 April 2025) was a British fashion designer and the owner of the Bellville Sassoon salon in Knightsbridge, London, founded by Belinda Bellville in 1953. Early life and education Born in Highbury, London on 5 October 1932 to Iraqi Jewish parents Gourgi and Victoria Sassoon, Sassoon grew up in North London and initially intended to become an actor but turned to fashion when his father disapproved. He attended Avigdor High School and Lauderdale Road Synagogue in West London. Career Sassoon was invited by Belinda Bellville to join her salon in 1958 and in 1970 it became the Bellville Sassoon. In 2023, it was announced that some of Sassoon's designs would be featured in an exhibition on the role of Jewish designers in London's fashion scene. Notable clients He counted numerous socialites and members of the royal family amongst his clientele and was the most prolific of Princess Diana's early designers. Sassoon said of Diana, "When she got e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sassoon (treasurer)
David Sassoon (October 1792 – 7 November 1864) was a Baghdadi Jewish merchant and philanthropist. David Sassoon served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829. Fleeing persecution, Sassoon and his family emigrated to Bombay, 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 made him known as the "Merchant Prince of Bombay". Sassoon also used his wealth for various philanthropic and architectural projects. Early life and career David Sassoon was born in 1792 in Baghdad, Ottoman Empire. His father, Sheikh Sassoon ben Saleh (1750–1830), was a wealthy businessman, who had also served as the chief treasurer to the pashas (the governors of Baghdad), and served as the president (''Nasi'') of the city's Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Solomon Sassoon
David Solomon Sassoon (; 8 December 1880 – 10 August 1942) (also known as "David Suleiman Sassoon"), was a bibliophile and grandson of 19th century Baghdadi Jewish community leader David Sassoon. Family Sassoon was born in Bombay to Solomon and Flora Sassoon. He and his mother Flora moved to London in 1902, after Solomon's death in 1894. Manuscript collector Sassoon travelled extensively with the sole intent of collecting Hebrew books and manuscripts which he later catalogued in a two-volume book, entitled, ''Ohel David''. The importance of his private collection of books and manuscripts cannot be overestimated, since it affords scholars the opportunity to examine some twenty-four distinct liturgical rites used by the different Jewish communities of the nineteenth century: Aleppo, Ashkenazi, Egyptian, Italian, North African (Morocco), Tunis, Tlemcen, Karaite, Sefardi (Spanish), Bene Israel, Cochin, Turkish, Yemen, among others. Sassoon originally owned some 412 manus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sassoon Family
The Sassoon family were a wealthy Baghdadi Jews, Baghdadi Jews, Jewish family dynasty, associated with finance, banking, capital markets, the exploration of oil and gas, Judaism, British Conservative Party, Conservative politics, opium trade with the British crown and philanthropy. Their principal vehicles, Sassoon & Co. and J. Sassoon Financial Group LLC, are domiciled in Europe, Asia and North America. The family was known as "the Rothschild family, Rothschilds of the East" due to the immense wealth they accumulated in Asia. The family's businesses in China, India, and Hong Kong especially, were built to capitalise on the opium trade. As more family members gravitated toward London, they became prominent in England and were ennobled by Queen Victoria. Although most biographical data about the Sassoons lists Baghdad, Iraq, as their place of origins, Daniel Gross (journalist), Daniel Gross, an American journalist, claims that the Sassoon family has their origins in Aleppo, Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Abdullah David Sassoon
Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet, (25 July 181824 October 1896) was a Baghdad-born businessman and philanthropist. Biography Life and career Sassoon was born on 25 July 1818 in Baghdad, Ottoman Empire, into the Sassoon family of Baghdadi Jews. His father was David Sassoon (1792–1864). He was educated in British India. After his father's death, he served as head of his family's merchant company 'David Sassoon & Sons' (later ' David Sassoon & Co.'). Sassoon's ancestry family tree goes back to Sason town in Southeastern Anatolia Region In 1874, under Albert Sassoon's leadership, David Sassoon & Sons established in Bombay (now Mumbai) a new subsidiary, the 'Sassoon Spinning and Weaving Company', which opened several cotton mills there. In 1875 the company built the Sassoon Docks, the first wet docks in Bombay. The company was also instrumental in the founding of the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1889. After a visit to England in 1873, Albert Sassoon settled there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sasson
David Sasson () is an Israeli diplomat who twice served as Ambassador to Greece (the ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency and wire service that primarily covers Judaism- and Jewish-related topics and news. Described as the "Associated Press of the Jewish media", JTA serves Jewish and non-Jewish news ...'' states he is Israel’s second ambassador to Greece because “extended de jure recognition to Israel only last May. The previous representative, though of ambassadorial rank, could function only on the consular level.”) and was the first Israeli ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasson, David Ambassadors of Israel to Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Of Sassoun
David of Sassoun ( ''Sasuntsi Davit also spelled David of Sasun'') is the main hero of Armenia's national epic '' Daredevils of Sassoun'', who drove Arab Egyptian invaders out of Armenia. Background The ''Daredevils of Sassoun'' (also known as after its main hero ''David of Sassoun'') is an Armenian national epic poem recounting David's exploits. As an oral history, it dates from the 8th century. The epic was transmitted orally between generations around the geographical area surrounding Lake Van, particularly around Sassoun, a town that was 30 miles away from Lake Van. It was first put in written form in 1873 by Garegin Srvandztiants. Srvandztiants published the epic in Constantinople which was a cultural center for Western Armenians. Srvandztiants was from the Lake Van region, and also published other ethnographic books. Many versions and offshoots of the story were spread after this original publication. Originating as a local tale, it is now a household national epic for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick David Sassoon
Frederick David Sassoon (1 May 1853 – 4 May 1917) was an India-born Anglo-Jewish merchant and banker in Hong Kong and China. Early life Sassoon was born in Bombay, British India on 1 May 1853, Frederick David Sassoon was the eighth son of David Sassoon (treasurer), David Sassoon, founder of the famous firm of merchant and bankers in the East, David Sassoon & Co. Career Sassoon spent most of his working life in Hong Kong and was unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of the Justices of the Peace from 1884 to 1887. He became Chairman of David Sassoon & Co. in London and also Director of the Imperial Bank of Persia. Personal He married Jeanette (Jenny) Raphael (1859–?), daughter of Edward L. Raphael from another great merchant banking dynasty. They had a son named Ronald Edward David Sassoon (1895–1924), who died of a heart attack while visiting the Bagdad office of David Sassoon & Co.Stanley Jackson: ″The Sassoons – Portrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben David Sassoon
Reuben David Sassoon, MVO (1835–1905) was an English businessman. Biography Early life Reuben David Sassoon was born in 1835 in Baghdad. His father was David Sassoon (1792–1864), a Jewish trader of opium and cotton in China who served as the Treasurer of Baghdad from 1817 to 1829. One of his brothers was Arthur Sassoon (1840–1912). Career He worked for his father's company, serving as director of David Sassoon & Co. for East India and China. By 1865, he also served on the board of directors of the China Steamship and Labuan Coal Company alongside T. C. Bruce, Sir J. D. Elphinstone, Harry Borradaile, H. B. Loch, Henry Alers Hankey, William Miller, Edward Pereira, G. Lathom Brown, Alexander Sinclair, James N. Daniel and John Hickie. In 1890 he was a guest at Tranby Croft, and was the croupier for the Prince of Wales on the successive nights of the royal Baccarat scandal. He saw nothing amiss. Judaism Together with Abraham Jacob David and Marcus David Ezekiel, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon David Sassoon
Solomon David Sassoon (14 August 1915 – 27 May 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 into the wealthy Sassoon family.William D. Rubinstein, ''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, p. 86/ref> His father was David Solomon Sassoon (1880–1942), a collector of Hebrew manuscripts whose father hailed from Baghdad. His paternal grandmother was Flora Sassoon. His paternal great-grandfather was Albert Abdullah David Sassoon (1818–1896), and his paternal great-great-grandfather was David Sassoon (1792–1864), a trader of cotton and opium who served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829. He was tutored in Talmud by Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler. Career Sassoon made original contributions to linguistic analysis, philosophy, physiology and Biblical scholarship. In 1953 and again in 1964, he declined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894)
Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894) was a Baghdadi Jewish Indian businessman and philanthropist. Biography Early life Solomon David Sassoon was born in Bombay, India in 1841. Career He went to China as an assistant to his father David Sassoon, and later served as head of David Sassoon & Co. until his death. He also served as Chairman of the Sassoon Spinning and Weaving Co. and the Sassoon and Alliance Silk Co.. He also served as Chairman of the Board of the Port Canning and Land Improvement Co. and the Oriental Life Assurance Co., two Joint-stock companies. He sat on the board of directors of the Bank of Bombay and the Mumbai Port Trust. Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (1832–1907) appointed him twice to the Council of the Governor of Bombay. Philanthropy He was President of the Bombay branch of the Anglo-Jewish Association from 1894.Isaac Landman, ''The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia ...: An Authoritative and Popular Presentation of Jews and Judaism Since the Earliest Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
