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词条 Khedouri Zilkha
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Legacy

  5. References

  6. External links

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| spouse = Louise (Bashi) Zilkha
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Selim Zilkha
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Abdullah Zilkha
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Hanina Zilkha
Bertie Zilkha
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Khedouri Aboody Zilkha (1884–1956) was an Iraqi-Jewish banker.

Early life

Khedouri Zilkha was born in Baghdad in 1884[1] (or 1886),[2] the only son of the textile merchant Aboudi Zilkha[1] (1862–1904).{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

Career

He started as a banker in Baghdad in 1902, founding Zilkha Bank, and gradually expanded to Beirut (Banque Zilkha), Damascus, Cairo, Alexandria, Geneva, New York, Paris and the Far East.[1][2]

In 1941[6] or 1942, he emigrated to New York and died there in 1956.[2]

Personal life

He married Louise (Bashi) Zilkha[3] and had four sons and three daughters:[4]

  • Ezra Zilkha
  • Selim Zilkha
  • Maurice Zilkha
  • Abdullah Zilkha
  • Helene Zilkha
  • Hanina Zilkha
  • Bertie Zilkha

Legacy

His son Ezra established in his father's memory the Khedouri Zilkha Fund for the Study of the History of Jewish Civilization in the Near East at Princeton University.[5] The fund supports a professorship, the current holder of which is Abraham Udovitch.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Zilkha Family|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-jews-in-the-islamic-world/zilkha-family-SIM_0022640|website=Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World|accessdate=24 November 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Basri|first1=Meer|title=Prominent Iraqi Jews of recent times|url=http://www.dangoor.com/issue76/articles/76060.htm|website=dangoor|accessdate=24 November 2015}}
3. ^The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, J.T. White, 1967. p. 421
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Berman|first1=Phyllis|title=From Baghdad to Bel Air|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1998/0223/6104046b.html|accessdate=24 November 2015|work=Forbes|date=23 February 1998}}
5. ^University, Issues 75-81, Princeton University, 1978, p.19.
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.princeton.edu/nes/people/display_person.xml?netid=alud|publisher=princeton.edu|title=Display Person - Department of Near Eastern Studies|accessdate=10 September 2016}}

External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.dangoor.com/74001.html|publisher=dangoor.com|title=From Baghdad to Boardrooms|accessdate=10 September 2016}}
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7 : 1884 births|1956 deaths|Iraqi Jews|People from Baghdad|Zilkha family|Iraqi bankers|Iraqi emigrants to the United States

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