Elias David Ezra

David Joseph Ezra memorial, Magen David Synagogue, Kolkata.

Elias David Joseph Ezra.

Elias David Joseph Ezra (20 February 1830 - 3 February 1886) was a property owner in Calcutta, India. He was a member of the Baghdadi Jewish community of that city.

Elias was the eldest son of merchant David Joseph Ezra who died in 1882. Elias built ^[1] the Magen David Synagogue in 1884 ^[2] in honour of his father. ^[3]

He married Mozelle Sassoon (1853–1922), daughter of Sir David Sassoon of Bombay. ^[4]

His sons were Sir David Ezra and Alfred Ezra.

See also

• History of the Jews in Kolkata

References

1. "Calcutta". Joseph Jacobs & Joseph Ezekiel, jewishencyclopedia.com Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. Jewish jewels. Samhita Chakraborty Lahiri, The Telegraph , 25 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. David Joseph Ezra. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. Baghdadi Jewish Women in India. Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015.