Abraham Salomon Camondo

Abraham Salomon Camondo

Banker and philanthropist · 1781–1873

Sephardi · ProbableThe Modern Era

Istanbul banker and patriarch of the Sephardic Camondo family, known as the Rothschild of the East. He founded a modern Jewish school in Istanbul and helped Italian unification, which made him an Italian count.

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