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British educator and rabbi This article is about the son of the bibliophile. For the bibliophile himself, see David Solomon Sassoon. For his grandfather, the Baghdadi businessman and philanthropist, see Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894).

Solomon David Sassoon (14 August 1915 – 27 May 1985) was an educator, Rabbi, philanthropist, fundraiser, and collector of Jewish manuscripts.

Biography

Early life

Solomon David Sassoon was born in August 1915 in London into the wealthy Sassoon family. His father was David Solomon Sassoon (1880–1942), a collector of Hebrew manuscripts whose father hailed from Baghdad. His paternal grandmother was Flora Sassoon. His paternal great-grandfather was Albert Abdullah David Sassoon (1818–1896), and his paternal great-great-grandfather was David Sassoon (1792–1864), a trader of cotton and opium who served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829.

He was tutored in Talmud by Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler.

Career

Sassoon made original contributions to linguistic analysis, philosophy, physiology and Biblical scholarship. In 1953 and again in 1964, he declined requests to put his name forward as a candidate for the position of Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel. His varied interests and literary output were maintained until his death.

Death and legacy

Solomon David Sassoon built a library in Letchworth, England, to house his father's collections of Jewish manuscripts and incunabula. Some of these holdings were later auctioned by Sotheby's of London in Zurich and in New York, between 1975 and 1994, in order to satisfy the Sassoon estate's British tax obligations. The rest of this collection was transferred to the University of Toronto, in Canada.

Sassoon died in Jerusalem in May 1985. His son, Isaac S.D. Sassoon, is also a rabbi.

Bibliography

  • Reality Revisited: A New Look at Computers and Minds, Physics and Evolution, Feldheim; 2nd Revised edition (1991), ISBN 0-87306-575-1
  • Natan Hokhma liShlomo: A Collection of Torah Commentary, Essays on the Talmud and Assorted Philosophical Writings (1989)

Family tree

Sassoon family tree
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Flora (Fahra) Reuben
(1837-1919)
Alfred Ezra Sassoon
1861-1895
Siegfried Sassoon
(1886-1967)
The Thornycroft familyTheresa Thornycroft
(1853-1947)		George Thornycroft Sassoon
(1936-2006)
Hester Gatty
Freddy Faraj HayimJoseph Sassoon Sassoon
(1855-1918)		Marion Schiff
Flora (Farha) Hayim Sassoon David Sassoon
(1832-1867)		Major Arthur Meyer Sassoon
(1889- )		James Sassoon, Baron Sassoon
(1955- )
Baroness Louise de Gunzburg
(1862-1921)		Hugh Meyer Sassoon
(1929- )
Five more sons and three more daughters*Doris Meyer
Heskel Elkebir Gubbay
(1740-1816)		Rifka Elkebir GubbaySolomon David Sassoon (1841-1894)
Ades Elkebir GubbayShoua Heskel ElkebirDavid Solomon Sassoon
(1880-1942)		Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon
(1915-1985)		Rabbi Isaac S.D. Sassoon
Ezekiel Abraham (Heskel Shoua Heskel Elkebir)
(1824-1896)
Flora (Farha) Abraham
(1859-1936)
Mazaltov (Muzli Toba) SomekhAziza Sassoon
(1839-1897)
Saleh Sassoon
(1750-1830)		David Sassoon
(1792-1864)		Joseph Sassoon
Hannah Moses
Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet
(1817-1896)		Sir Edward Albert Sassoon, 2nd Baronet
(1856-1912)		Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet
(1888-1939)
The Rothschild familyAline Caroline RothschildSybil Rachel Betty Cécile Sassoon
(1894-1989)
David Sassoon
Jacob Elias Sassoon, 1st Baronet
(1843-1916)
Hannah Joseph Elias David Sassoon
(1820-1880)
Edward Elias Sassoon, 2nd Baronet
(1853-1924)		Victor Sassoon, 3rd Baronet
(1881-1961)
Charles Sassoon
Meyer Sassoon
(1855-1924)
David Sassoon
Cesar Sassoon
Notes:
  1. For clarity, several names were omitted here. They are:
    Reuben Sassoon (1835-1905); Arthur Sassoon (1840-1912); Aaron Sassoon (1841-1907); Kate Sassoon (1844-1917); Rebecca Sassoon (1847-1918); Simha Sassoon (1850-1857); Frederick Sassoon (1853-1917); and Mozelle Sassoon (1855-1952)

References

  • Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman; Hyams, J. (1906). "Sassoon". Jewish Encyclopedia. JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  • "Elkebir Family Tree" (PDF). The Scribe: The Journal of Babylonian Jewry (74). London: The Exilarch's Foundation: 78. Autumn 2001. ISSN 1474-0230. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

References

  1. ^ William D. Rubinstein, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, p. 864
  2. Yonason Rosenblum, Rav Dessler: The Life and Impact of Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler the Michtav M'Eliyahu, Mesorah Publications, 2000, p. 145
  3. David Sassoon - The Bibliophile of Bombay
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