Sassoon family

Sassoon
Sassoon
Family
	Sassoon House, Shanghai, China
Current region	Asia; United Kingdom
Etymology	sasson; (Hebrew: שָׂשׂוֹן, lit. 'joy' or 'gladness')
Place of origin	Aleppo, Syria; Baghdad, Iraq;
Founder	Sassoon ben Salih
Current head	James Sassoon, Baron Sassoon
Titles	Sassoon baronets
Members	David (1792–1864); Joseph (1795–1872); Sir Albert David, 1st Baronet (1818–1896); Elias David (1820–1880); Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867); Reuben (1835–1905); Arthur Abraham David (1840–1912); Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894); Sir Sassoon David, 1st Baronet (1849–1926); Frederick (1853–1917); Edward Shellim (c. 1869–1928); Sir Edward Albert, 2nd Baronet (1856–1912); Rachel Beer (1858–1927); Alfred Ezra (1872–1955); Lady Rachel Ezra (1877–1952); David Solomon (1880–1942); Sir Victor, 3rd Baronet (1881–1961); Captain Siegfried (1886–1967); Sir Philip, 3rd Baronet (1888–1939); Sir Percival David, 2nd Baronet (1892–1964); Sybil Rachel Betty Cecile (1894–1989); Rabbi Solomon David (1915–1985); George (1936–2006); Rabbi Isaac S.D. (1946– ); Baron James (1955– ); Adrian (1961– ); Kathryn Harrison (1961– );
Connected members	Sir Cavendish Boyle (1849–1916); Theresa Thornycroft (1853–1947); Flora (Farha) Gubbay (1859–1936); Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867–1909); Hugh, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1919–1990); David, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (1960– );
Connected families	Rothschild family; Thornycroft family;
Traditions	Judaism

The Sassoon family were a wealthy Baghdadi Jewish 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. As more family members gravitated toward London, they became prominent in England and were ennobled by Queen Victoria.

Although most biographical data about the Sassons lists Baghdad, Iraq, as their place of origins, Daniel Gross, an American journalist, claims that the Sassoon family has their origins in Aleppo, Syria.^[2] They later moved to Mumbai, India, and then emigrated to China, England, and other nations. From the 18th century, the Sassoons were one of the wealthiest families in the world, with a corporate empire spanning the entire continent of Asia]^[3]

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^ "Edmond J. Safra: A biography on the Sephardi Jewish legend - review". The Jerusalem Post. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Egremont, Max (2005). Siegfried Sassoon: A Biography. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[2] "Edmond J. Safra: A biography on the Sephardi Jewish legend - review". The Jerusalem Post. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[SiegfriedSassoon-3] Egremont, Max (2005). Siegfried Sassoon: A Biography. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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