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1. www.timesofisrael.com › new-biography-probes-intoNew biography delves into mysterious backstory of billionaire ...

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   Sep 1, 2022 · Few truly knew the private Safra, who died tragically after scaling up his family’s small Beirut business into a hugely successful global financial operation on four continents. By Renee...

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2. www.thejc.com › lets-talk › allThe Jewish banker who put his faith at the heart of his ...

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   Dec 8, 2022 · In his 20s, while he was establishing himself in Brazil, Safra began sending funds to renovate the tomb of Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNess outside Tiberias. This, too, he regarded as his birthright.

3. www.ft.com › content › 290bddfa-a4d5-468f-80d9-623aSafra: a family in turmoil over the will of the world’s ...

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   Oct 8, 2023 · Joseph Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian heir to a venerable line of financiers, was losing his grip on a $25bn global empire of banks, property and agribusiness interests he had steadily built up...

4. www.jpost.com › j-spot › article-716092How did a proud Sephardi Jew build a global financial empire?

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   Sep 3, 2022 · BANKER JACOB SAFRA and his wife, Esther, built a large family that was a pillar of Beirut’s Jewish community. (photo credit: Courtesy Edmond J. Safra Foundation) Financial journalist Daniel Gross...

5. www.businessinsider.com › the-story-behind-theThe Safra Dynasty: The Mysterious Family Of The Richest ...

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   In 1952 Jacob switched his base of operation to São Paulo, Brazil, opening his first official Brazilian operation in 1955: Safra SA (now the Banco Safra de Investimento).

6. www.deseret.com › 1999/12/4 › 19478739Safra death raises questions and inspires reflections on ...

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   Dec 4, 1999 · Safra, the founder of Republic National Bank of New York and one of the richest men in the world, suffocated in his apartment in Monaco during a fire set by hooded men armed with knives. He was 67. Deseret News

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   Who was Edmond J. Safra?

   • Edmond J. Safra was a Sephardi Jew who built a global financial empire. The author of the newly released A Banker’s Journey: How Edmond Safra Built a Global Financial Empire spoke to the Magazine to get to the heart of this man who made monumental contributions to the State of Israel, despite never claiming citizenship or owning a home here.

   How did a proud Sephardi Jew build a global financial empire?

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   What did Safra do in his 20s?

   • In his 20s, while he was establishing himself in Brazil, Safra began sending funds to renovate the tomb of Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNess outside Tiberias. This, too, he regarded as his birthright. The Safras were leaders of the community in Aleppo and Beirut.

   The Jewish banker who put his faith at the heart of his business

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   Who was Safra and what did he do?

   • Along the way, he was the protector and often the saviour of the Jewish communities and diasporas of Beirut and Aleppo, offering jobs and moral support as they strove to recreate their shattered kehillot around the world. Safra was a child of Beirut’s Jewish quarter, Wadi Abu Jamil, and a Halabi (as Jews from Aleppo called themselves).

   The Jewish banker who put his faith at the heart of his business

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   Who was Jacob Safra?

   • Source: The Guardian When the Ottoman empire began to unravel at the beginning of the twentieth century, Jacob Safra (father of Joseph and brother Edmond Safra) separated himself from the family business, Safra Freres et Cie. to open the Jacob E. Safra Bank in Beirut.

   The Story Behind the Safras, Banking's Most Mysterious Family

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8. blogs.timesofisrael.com › the-syrian-born-jew-whoThe Syrian-born Jew who built a banking empire

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   Oct 8, 2022 · Jacob Safra (1891-1963) was born in Aleppo into a family of bankers. At that time, banking particularly involved currency trading in precious medals and currencies.