Jacob Safra | |
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| Born | Jacob Elie Safra 1891 Aleppo, Syria |
| Died | 27 May 1963 (aged 71–72) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Lebanese[1] |
| Occupation | Banker |
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| Children | 8, including Edmond Safra, Joseph Safra, and Moise Safra |
Jacob Safra (Arabic: يعقوب صفرا; 1891 – 27 May 1963) was a Syrian banker and patriarch of the Safra family.[1][2][3][4] The Safras were bankers and gold traders engaged in the financing of trade between Beirut, Aleppo, Istanbul and Alexandria.[5]
- ^ a b Jacob Eliaho Safra (1954), Jacob Eliaho Safra (1955) and Jacob Eliaho Safra 1956) information from the National Archives, Rio de Janeiro. Scan of Jacob Safra's Brazilian entry visa on 1954, 1955 and 1956 on familysearch.org
- ^ Romero, Simon (8 December 1999). "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; The Safras of Brazil: Banking, Faith and Security". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ Zenner, Walter P. (2000). A Global Community: The Jews from Aleppo, Syria. Wayne State University Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8143-2791-5.
- ^ "Celebrities in Switzerland: Edmond Safra Biography"
- ^ "Edmond J. Safra". The Shema Yisrael Torah Network. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
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