Sassoon, David Solomon, 1880-1942
Variant namesDavid Solomon Sassoon was born in Bombay to Solomon and Flora Sassoon; he had his mother moved to London in 1902, after his father's death in 1894. He was a private collector of books and manuscripts. Sassoon was the grandson of 19th century Baghdadi Jewish community leader David Sassoon; his son, Solomon David Sassoon (1915–1985), was an educator, Rabbi, philanthropist and fundraiser, and also a collector of Jewish manuscripts.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Rashi, 1040-1105. [Perush Neviʼim u-Khetuvim]. | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | |
| referencedIn | Yosef ben Yehudah ben Marṿas, 13th-14th cent. Torah, Neviʼim, Ketuvim. | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | |
| creatorOf | Mordecai ben Hillel, ha-Kohen, 1240?-1298. Sefer Mordekhai ha-shalem. | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | |
| creatorOf | Alfasi, Isaac ben Jacob, 1013-1103. Teshuvot ... / mi-torat rabenu ha-Rif z. ts. ṿe-ḳ. l. | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence of David S.Sassoon, 1914-1930 | University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | Alfasi, Isaac ben Jacob, 1013-1103. | person |
| associatedWith | Mordecai ben Hillel, ha-Kohen, 1240?-1298. | person |
| associatedWith | Rashi, 1040-1105. | person |
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| Mumbai | 16 | IN | |
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Birth 1880-12-08
Death 1942-05-10
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