Joseph sasson biography
Joseph sasson biography
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.
Sassoon family
Baghdadi Jewish wealthy family
| Sassoon | |
|---|---|
Sassoon House, Shanghai, China | |
| Current region | Asia; United Kingdom |
| Etymology | sasson (Hebrew: שָׂשׂוֹן, lit. 'joy' or 'gladness') |
| Place of origin | |
| Founder | Sassoon ben Salih |
| Current head | James Sassoon, Baron Sassoon |
| Titles | Sassoon baronets |
| Members | |
| Connected members | |
| Connected families | |
| Traditions | Judaism |
The Sassoon family were a wealthy BaghdadiJewish family dynasty, associated with finance, banking, capital markets, the exploration of oil and gas, Judaism, Conservative politics, 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 Rothschilds of the East" due to the immense wealth they accumulated in Asia.[1] The family's businesses in China, India, and Hong Kong especially, were built to capitalise on the opium trade.
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