Elias_David_Ezra

Elias David Ezra

Elias David Ezra

Property owner in Calcutta, India

Elias David Joseph Ezra (20 February 1830 - 3 February 1886) was a property owner in Calcutta, India. He was a member of the Baghdadi Jewish community of that city.

David Joseph Ezra memorial, Magen David Synagogue, Kolkata.
Elias David Joseph Ezra.

Elias was the eldest son of merchant David Joseph Ezra who died in 1882. Elias built[1] the Magen David Synagogue in 1884[2] in honour of his father.[3]

He married Mozelle Sassoon (1853–1922), daughter of Sir David Sassoon of Bombay.[4]

His son were Sir David Ezra and Alfred Ezra.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Calcutta". Joseph Jacobs & Joseph Ezekiel, jewishencyclopedia.com Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Jewish jewels. Samhita Chakraborty Lahiri, The Telegraph, 25 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    David Joseph Ezra. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    Baghdadi Jewish Women in India. Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015.


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