Elias David Joseph Ezra (20 February 1830 - 3 February 1886) was a property owner in Calcutta, India. He was a member of the Baghdadi Jewish community of the city.
Elias was the eldest son of merchant David Joseph Ezra who died in 1882. Elias built"Calcutta". Joseph Jacobs & Joseph Ezekiel, jewishencyclopedia.com Retrieved 6 September 2015. the Magen David Synagogue in 1884Jewish jewels. Samhita Chakraborty Lahiri, The Telegraph, 25 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015. in honour of his father.David Joseph Ezra. Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
He married Mozelle Sassoon (1853–1922), daughter of Sir David Sassoon of Bombay.Baghdadi Jewish Women in India. Joan G. Roland and Tamar Marge Gubbay, Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2015. His sons were Sir David Ezra and Alfred Ezra. A street in Kolkata is named after Ezra.
See also History of the Jews in Kolkata
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