Talk:Sassoon family

Stanley Jackson: The Sassoons (1968)

I agree (below) that the article is garbled and a clear distinction needs to be made between the brothers Joseph Sassoon and David Sassoon. What surprises me is that no mention is made of the excellent biography of the Sassoons by Stanley Jackson (1968). This concentrates entirely on David Sassoon (1792-1864) and his descendants with no mention at all of his brother Joseph. Jackson had extensive access to family papers and seems to be an excellent source. I note that the sections on Joseph have no citations and I agree that it should be separated into a section of its own. I can than develop the remainder into an article on David Sassoon and family, It is a long time since I made any contributions to Wikipedia so if someone is able to make that separation I will try to improve what is left of David Sassoon.--Bebington (talk) 15:40, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Aleppo and Baghdad families

This article is garbled. First, Sassoon or Sasson is a common Mizrahi Jewish name. But this article confuses two major Sassoon families in the 19th-20th century which were not, it appears to me, related. (I am seeking information, if they were but cannot find it.) The first are the Aleppo Sassoons, who established branches in Alexandria, Singapore, Calcutta and Yokahoma, with branches moving to Israel and their descendants playing a leading role in the Syrian Jewish community in the United States. The second are the Baghdad Sassoons, the descendants of David Sassoon who established a brief business dynasty out of Bombay before moving to London. These second Baghdad-origin Sassoons have been the subject of major books, celebrity and reached the upper ranks of the British elite and government. The Aleppo Sassoons have played important roles in various communities but never enjoyed such celebrity. We need to think about either establishing two articles, or refocusing the article around the story of the two families.

Untitled

Why omit the role that the opium trade played in the Sassoon family's business? Is the Sassoon surname related to the Sassin surname? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.88.108.6 (talk) 03:34, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

rotschilds were ashkenazi and endogomous

how exactly are they related to the Iraqi and Indian sassoons, I know that the sassons have been called "the Rothschilds of the east" but AFIK no one has implied they are actually related —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.193.49.44 (talk) 11:19, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Well the statement that the Sassoons have been called "the Rothschilds of the east" doesn't imply that they're related, but the family tree in this article shows how they're linked by marriage. It shows that Sir Edward Albert Sassoon, 2nd Baronet 1856-1912) married Aline Caroline Rothschild. 140.147.236.194 (talk) 15:46, 3 February 2010 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

John Sassoon

Where would John Sassoon fit in the family tree?Rich (talk) 11:48, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

James Sassoon

Please would somebody who knows how, add him to this family tree. Sir James is the poet's 1st cousin twice removed. The gentry family is SASSOON formerly of Ashley Park which was bought by their common ancestor, Sassoon SASSOON (1832-67, who m Louise (d 1921) dau of Baron Horace de Gunzburg, of St Petersburg). It had been built by Cardinal Wolsey and was once occupied by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Sassoon's eldest son Joseph (1855-1918) inherited the estate and had a younger son Maj Arthur Meyer SASSOON OBE MC (1889-) who was the father of Hugh Meyer Sassoon (b 1929), father of Sir James SASSOON of whom we treat. Sassoon Sassoon's younger son Sir Alfred Ezra SASSOON (1861-95) was the father of the poet Siegfried SASSOON CBE (1886-1967) Kittybrewster ☎ 10:46, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

 Done — Hex (❝?!❞) 16:32, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Enrico Sassoon

I believe even Enrico Sassoon, an extremely famous Italian magnate,journalist and political strategist of an emerging progressive party,is a member of this dynasty.In my opinion,his name should be added to the family tree.--LucaGhiri91 (talk) 10:47, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Sources?  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  15:05, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Alan Sasson

Who is Alan Sasson? Is he related to the Sassoon family of this article? If so, how? Does he spell his name with only one "o"?HowardJWilk (talk) 15:23, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Why do we care? If we don't even know who he is or how his name is spelled, that sounds like an obvious WP:Notability and WP:Verifiability problem.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  15:05, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Vidal Sassoon

A few years ago there was a discussion about his ancestry and the possibility of his family being a branch of the Sassoon family of this article. As of yet, no one has shown any evidence that he is (was) related to this family (nor evidence against), so I figured I'd bring the discussion here in the hopes of clarification. Coinmanj (talk) 06:11, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately, that's something I've also been trying in vain to find out for years.Deb (talk) 13:55, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Just don't repeat the urban legend that Vidal Sassoon, Gore Vidal, and Al Gore are all cousins.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  15:03, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Source for family tree

Moved from Template:Sassoon family tree, where it was referring to the appearance of {{self-published source}}.  — Scott • talk 19:05, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

This family tree is not really "self-published". It is sourced as "The above Family Tree was compiled by Miss Lydia Collins from the following sources: The archives of Mr Naim Dangoor and information supplied by the late Abraham Elkabir OBE, the late Albert Manasseh, and Mrs Rachel Hemi". Lydia Collins is a well-known genealogist and author, and is for example the editor of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apple1962 (talk • contribs) 11:28, 11 September 2015

It turns out that the website linked in the reference was just really, really old-fashioned, and had the look of self-published information. I've replaced the reference with a contemporary one.  — Scott • talk 19:05, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

etymology

the etymology section has no references and doesn't make sense. the family is from baghdad, while sason is in the anatolian highlands of turkey and not in mesopotamia, and there's no indication that this family has any connection to kurds or armenians. the name of the family means "joy" in hebrew, and is a common name among the jews of iraq and syria.--Exjerusalemite (talk) 23:21, 15 December 2022 (UTC)