Sassoon family — The Sassoon family is a family of international renown, which originated in the Jewish community of Baghdad, said to have originally been descended from Ibn Shoshans, of Spain.Sassoon ben Salih (1750 1830) was a banker to the vali (provincial… … Wikipedia
SASSOON — SASSOON, family of Jewish merchants, philanthropists, and men of letters, originally from baghdad ; its members rose to great influence and affluence first in India and then in England and China. The founder of the family was SHEIKH SASSOON B.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon — is the family name of several people, including:*Sassoon family, Jewish business family originating from Baghdad, Iraq. ** David Sassoon (David Ben Sassoon) (1792 Baghdad 1864 Mumbai) *** Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet (1818 1896) … Wikipedia
Sassoon David Sassoon — (1832 – 1867), a British Indian merchant, was born at Bombay (now Mumbai), a member of a family settled there since the beginning of the 16th century, and previously in Spain. He was the eldest son by the second marriage of his father David… … Wikipedia
SASSOON, SIEGFRIED LORRAINE — (1886–1967), English poet and novelist. The son of Alfred Ezra Sassoon, of the famous sassoon family, and his wife, the daughter of Thomas Thorneycroft, a prominent gentile sculptor, Siegfried Sassoon was educated at Marlborough and Cambridge. He … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon Baronets — Two Sassoon baronetcies, both now extinct, were created in 1890 and 1909 respectively, for members of the Anglo Indo Iraqi and Indo Iraqi branches of the Sassoon family of Baghdadi Jewish descent.The Sassoon baronetcy, of Kensington Gore, one of… … Wikipedia
Sassoon, Siegfried Lorraine — (1886–1967) English poet and novelist. Siegfried was a descendant of the famous SASSOON FAMILY of Bombay, his grandfather David having been the first one to settle in England. His mother was non Jewish and he was brought up as an Anglican. He… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
SASSOON, VIDAL — (1928– ), British hairdresser and anti defamation philanthropist. No relation to the famous and wealthy British family of the same name, Vidal Sassoon was born to poverty in London s East End, where he fought Fascist thugs in the street and spent … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon Eskell — Sir Sassoon Eskell , KBE (17 March 1860 – 31 August 1932) was an Iraqi statesman and financiercite web url = http://dangoor.com/TheScribe20.pdf| title = The Scribe – Journal of Babylonian Jewry, October 1986, Issue 20, p.7] . Also known as… … Wikipedia
Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine — (1886 1967) Born in Kent, the son of a Jewish father and Anglican mother, he was educated at Marlborough College and Clare College, Cambridge University. He served in France in World War I and won the Military Cross for his part in the Battle… … British and Irish poets
