EditorialIndia: Bust of David Sassoon (1792 - 1864), Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Byculla, Mumbai. As a Baghdadi Jew and a wealthy entrepreneur, Sassoon was the leader of the Jewish community in Bombay
EditorialGreece: Vasilios Chalis (1785 - 1846), a Cretan leader in the 1821 Great War of Independence (Greek Revolution), 1866 Square, Chania (Hania), Crete
EditorialIndia: Statue of erstwhile merchant and leader of the Jewish community in Bombay, David Sassoon (October 1792 – November 7, 1864), Sassoon Library, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai
EditorialThe title page of “A Book of Rhymes,” the last of the two dozen miniature books made by the young Charlotte Bronte in 1829, which recently resurfaced after nearly a century, at James Cummins Bookseller in New York, March 8, 2022. (Clark Hodgin/The New York Times)
EditorialNetherlands: William I (24 August 1772 - 12 December 1843), King of the Netherlands (r. 1815-1840). Oil on canvas painting by Joseph Paelinck (1781-1839), 1819