Sir David Elias Ezra (1871-1947) (or simply Sir David Ezra) was a prominent member of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Calcutta, India. Ezra was a property owner and a director of the Reserve Bank of India.
Early life and family David Elias Ezra was born in 1871,Baghdadi Jewish Women in India. Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015. the son of Elias David Ezra and the grandson of David Joseph Ezra. He married Rachel Sassoon, daughter of Solomon David Sassoon.Jewish Women's Archive: Flora Sassoon Ezra owned various properties in Calcutta, including the Esplanade Mansions.
Positions and honors Ezra was Sheriff of Calcutta and a director of the Reserve Bank of India.Prominent Iraqi Jews of recent times. Meer Basri, The Scribe, Issue 76, Spring 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2015. He was president of the Jewish Relief Association and of The Asiatic Society.David Joseph Ezra. Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Ezra was knighted by King George V in 1927.
Death
Ezra died in 1947.
See also History of the Jews in Kolkata
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