Solomon F. Sopher is the president of the

Baghdadi Jewish The former communities of Jewish migrants and their descendants from Baghdad and elsewhere in the Middle East are traditionally called Baghdadi Jews or Iraqi Jews. They settled primarily in the ports and along the trade routes around the Indian ...

community in Mumbai, India. He also serves as the Trustee of the

David Sassoon David Sassoon may refer to: *David Sassoon (designer) (born 1932), British fashion designer *David Sassoon (treasurer) (1792–1864), Iraqi-Jewish treasurer *David Solomon Sassoon (1880–1942), Iraqi bibliophile See also *Sassoon family *Albert A ...

Fund, and as the chairman and managing director of Sir

Jacob Sassoon Two Sassoon baronetcies were created, in 1890 and 1909 respectively, for members of the Anglo-Indo-Iraqi and Indo-Iraqi branches of the Sassoon family of Baghdadi Jewish descent. The Sassoon baronetcy of Kensington-gore and of Eastern-terrace w ...

Trust, which manages the

Knesset Eliyahoo The Knesset Eliyahoo, also Knesset Eliyahu, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in downtown Mumbai, India. It is the city's second oldest Sephardic synagogue. It was established in 1884 by Jacob Elias Sassoon, son of Eliyahoo David Sas ...

synagogues in Mumbai, as well as the Magen David and the Ohel David synagogues at Pune, India.

Institutional activities

Solomon Sopher is also involved as a trustee and the Chairman of various other Jewish institutions like E.E.E. Sassoon High School, Sassoon Guest House, David Sassoon Library, Lady Rachel Sassoon Dispensary,

Sassoon Dock Sassoon Docks, built in 1875, is one of the oldest docks in Mumbai and was the first wet dock constructed in Bombay. It is one of the few docks in the city open to the public. It is situated in Mumbai harbor in South Mumbai area of Colaba. It ...

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, etc. He is known as a very prominent and active Jewish leaders of recent days. He made possible bringing the most well-known celebrities including recent Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu,

Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert (; he, אֶהוּד אוֹלְמֶרְט, ; born 30 September 1945) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and ...

Ehud Barak Ehud Barak ( he-a, אֵהוּד בָּרָק, Ehud_barak.ogg, link=yes, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until Jan ...

, the late Yitzhak Rabin, Indian Politicians Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Manohar Joshi, Balasaheb Thakeray, Dr. Zakir Hussain, celebrities like pop singing diva Madonna, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Kate Winslet and many others to the Synagogue where he is involved.

Charitable activities

Solomon Sopher is involved with various charitable organizations and Trusts for the needy. His trust is open for people from all religions and castes. Solomon's Synagogue of Mumbai and Pune are well-known heritage properties of the country.

External links

Kosher certification granted by Solomon Sopher

References

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