The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
The Sassoons and the Kadoories--two Jewish families from Baghdad--had long been successful in business, politics, and society. They kept up their intrigues and opium smuggling while helping to rescue …
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