Sir Elly Kadoorie

Businessman and philanthropist · 1867–1944

Mizrahi · EstablishedThe Modern Era

Baghdad-born founder of the Kadoorie business in Shanghai and Hong Kong, he supported Jewish refugees in Shanghai and many schools and charities. He died in Japanese internment in 1944.

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