Jewish Dynasties: The Sassoons

[@brunon44]

Thank you. Watching from Oz....where I was born: a humble War Baby (1944). I appreciated the kindness shown toward me by the Temple Emanu-El during 2007 - 2008.

[@emanuelnyc]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@divaaizim4632]

Very interesting. I believe The Loss of identity has a lot to do with their demise, as it does to this day .

[@j.rebekah8605]

Slave trade american cotton to england, scottish child and widow labor to make textiles to india, indian opium to china. Very proud legacy indeed!

[@Peter-cz8hx]

it might have been this family that got to hybradise the opium poppy in kew gardens to maximise its yield, took a little time, but it paid off😂Oh yes, and its potency.

[@gratefuldead3750]

The Escobars of 19th century

[@Walkingkarma64]

Becoming wealthy and knighted while walking on the corpse's you profitted off of. Digusting and evil.

[@aadrianlee]

one of the biggest drug dealer of all time

[@davism3800]

OY

[@cheekyape]

Exactly... Even Wikipedia used to say he was a textiles trader and an an opium trader after moving to India.. But now there is no mention of him trading opium.. Just about trading textile.. Literally rewrote history.

[@davism3800]

@@cheekyape It still mentions opium on the Sassoon wiki page, and David Sassoon's wiki page.

[@cheekyape]

@@davism3800 It doesn't.. When you check Wikipedia now it says following: Sassoon David Sassoon (August 1832 - 24 June 1867) was a British Indian businessman, banker, and philanthropist.

[@davism3800]

@@cheekyape Read more. It clearly mentions his involvement. The Sassoon family wiki article also clearly states how they made their fortune.

[@Stormer-Europa]

These people have evaded justice for a long, long time.

[@janekay2001]

who is speaking?

[@emanuelnyc]

Historian Joseph Sassoon, author of Global Merchants, and journalist, author, film producer and documentary director Elinor Burkett.