Menahem Saleh Daniel

Menahem Saleh Daniel (1846-1940) was an Iraqi Jewish landowner and philanthropist.

Career

Daniel was Deputy for Baghdad to the first Ottoman Parliament in Istanbul in 1876, and a Senator in the Kingdom of Iraq (1925-1932).[1]

Philanthropy

Daniel made substantial donations to both Jewish and Muslim charities, and built a Muslim orphanage in 1928, and a Jewish primary school in 1910.

Personal life

His nephew was Sir Sassoon Eskell.

References

  1. ↑ Basri, Meer. "Prominent Iraqi Jews of recent times". dangoor. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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