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With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family empire
We discussed the prigins of the Sassoon family, David Sassoon, David;s flight from Baghdad to India, Bombay and the start of an empire, an overview of the Opium trade, branching the family out and opening various offices, how each office operated indopeendely death of David and the split of the family between Abdallah and Elias, Abdallah's managing of the company and family, the move to London, Farha (Flora) and her management and subsequent resignation, the pushback to the Opium trade, the decline of the company, and more.
To purchase the book, "The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and The Making of An Empire": https://amzn.to/46y1TcV
TLT Series Episode 7: Dr. Moti Benmelech - The Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish Consciousness in the 15th & 16th Centuries
With Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar & Avishai Shraga discussing Chacham David Sasson Rabban of Hamedan, Iran and his writings (1879 - 1974)
TLT Series Epiosde 6: Keagan Brewer - The Christian Legend of Prester John
TLT Series Episode 5: Prof. Rebekka Voß - The Red Jews and Ma'aseh Akdamus
With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing Baalei Tosafos Al Hatorah: An Overview
TLT Series Episode 4: Dr. Micha Perry - Eldad HaDani (9th century): From the tribe of Dan?
TLT Series Episode 3: Dr. Daniel Stein-Kokin - The Legendary Sambatyon River
TLT Series Episode 2: R' Fishel Mael - The Twelve Tribes from a Torah perspective
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 11 catalogue
TLT (Ten Lost Tribes) Series Episode 1: Prof. Zvi Ben-Dor Benite - The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the history of the Menorah
With Rabbi Yanki Tauber discussing his new translated and annotated Chumash project and volume 1:The Book of Genesis with Commentary and Insights from 500 Sages and Mystics
With Prof. Edwin Seroussi discussing Rav Yisrael Najara (1555 - 1625): Gaza's most famous Rabbi, Poet, and Preacher
With Rav Aron Lopiansky discussing Taamei HaMikra, Targum Onkelos, and his new Sefer on the topic
With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story
With Rav Immanuel Bernstein discussing Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L and Pshuto Shel Mikra
With Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier discussing Rav Yonah Minsker, Memoirs, and more
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "Cherem" (ban) to live in Spain?
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