Mr. Sassoon Jacob Solomon, a highly respected member of the local Jewish community, died yesterday morning after a long illness. The deceased, who was over 70 years of age, was one of the Jewish pioneers in China, having come out from Bagdad about half a@ century ago, in the service of Messrs. David Sassoon & Ca, He was associated with this firm for several years, but later he joined Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Ca., and was closely identified with the progress of the firm in the early stages of the business which made it so well-known throughout China. Ho was highly esteemed by his employers for his honesty and con-conscientious scruples.
In the local Jewish community Mr. Solomon held a very prominent position, being closely connected with all the movements appertaining to the welfare of Jews in China and abroad. He was honorary secretary of the Society for the Rescue of the Chinese Jews in 1900 and one of the founders of the Synavogue Shearith-Israel, and also hon. treasurer of the Jewish National Fund Commission for China. He took a very active part in the building of the Ohel-Rachel Synagogue on Seymour Road.
The deceased had been in bad health for the last six months and his end was not unexpected. His death creates a void in the ranks of communal works among Shanghai Jews. His Hebrew scholarship was widely recognized and the devoted manner in which he observed his religion evoked the admiration of all who knew him. The funeral yesterday was largely attended by the leading members of the community, by whom the deceased was highly popular and' esteemed. He leaves a widow and two daughters to mourn his loss,
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