The rise and fall of the opium-fueled Sassoon dynasty, the ‘Rothschilds of the East’ (The tale of Baghdadi Jews in India)
LONDON — They established a global business empire that stretched across three continents, and became friends and confidants of Britain’s aristocracy and royal family. But the Sassoon dynasty, which made its millions as traders in opium, cotton, tea and silk, stemmed not from London, Paris or New York — butContinue Reading










