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The Jewish Museum - The Sassoons in their Indian Context: Synagogues, Commerce, and Politics

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May 9, 2023

From: The Jewish Museum

The Sassoons in their Indian Context: Synagogues, Commerce, and Politics

Watch a lecture by Professor Shalva Weil, Senior Researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which focuses on the Sassoon dynasty in India from 1832 to 1947, including their relationships with the Bene Israel and Cochin Jews, philanthropy towards global Jewish communities, and involvement in trading opium and other commodities.

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