With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family

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With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the
Sassoon family empire

We discussed the prigins of the Sassoon family, David Sassoon,
David;s flight from Baghdad to India, Bombay and the start of an
empire, an overview of the Opium trade, branching the family out
and opening various offices, how each office operated
indopeendely  death of David and the split of the family
between Abdallah and Elias, Abdallah's managing of the company
and family, the move to London, Farha (Flora) and her management
and subsequent resignation, the pushback to the Opium trade, the
decline of the company, and more.

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