The Sassoon family cannot be reduced to a stereotype of wealthy Jewish collectors who assimilated into European culture, nor can they be seen simply as “The Rothschilds of the East.”
The legacy of the Sassoons, the Baghdadi Jewish dynasty that made its fortune in trade across Asia, is in the news. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah explains why their story matters today.
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