David Sassoon Synagogue Within his 3 decades from 1832, David Sassoon left behind a legacy of business, architecture, community leadership, and philanthropy, mostly in Mumbai and Pune. In 1864, in Pune he had taken his last breath. From Baghdad to Bombay David Sassoon (1792 -1864) was one of the 7 sons of Sheikh Sassoon, a Jewish merchant and community leader. The Sassoons were among the elite, claiming descent from King David. In his early years, David worked in the family house and soon demonstrated an extraordinary talent for business. During a period of intense oppression under Daud Pasha in Baghdad, Sassoon acted as an unofficial leader for the Jewish community. After being imprisoned and released on the condition of exile, he moved first to Basra, then to Bushehr in Persia, where he worked as a middleman for merchants trading between India and the Middle East. The Call to India A fortune teller predicted and even suggested Sassoon to shift in India after re...
Hidden in the green hills of northeastern India, there's a touching story of survival , spirituality , and identity . The Bnei Menashe, a group of people living in Manipur and Mizoram, are thought to be descendants of the tribe of Menashe, one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Their story , passed down through time , shows how culture and faith can live on even after being forgotten . A Whisper From the Past The story of the Ten Lost Tribes goes back over 2,700 years to when the Assyrians conquered the northern Kingdom of Israel. Among those lost to history , the tribe of Menashe seems to have found a new h...