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Sep 15, 2024 · The Shem Tov Bible, purchased in 1994 by the banker Jacob (Jacqui) Safra for $825,000, was sold at an auction at Sotheby's, after a bidding war between three anonymous buyers. Daniel Edelson, New...
Sep 3, 2024 · It went on exhibits around the world before being sold to another prominent Jewish manuscript collector, Jacqui Safra, for an unknown amount. Jacqui is a descendant of the prominent Safra banking family of Syria and is a billionaire investment banker operating out of Geneva.
Sep 11, 2024 · The family patriarch Jacob Safra opened his first bank there in 1920 and took advantage of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to expand their services and presence across the Middle East. Jacqui Safra is the 3rd generation of Safra bankers, with him working at their American bank.
Sep 12, 2024 · It was subsequently bought by the Swiss collector Jacqui Safra, who was the seller this time. The Bible (the Hebrew Bible corresponds to what Christians call the Old Testament) is full of religious and cultural significance.
Sep 15, 2024 · Safra family. Ancient bible owned by celebrated banking family sold at auction for $6.9 million. The Shem Tov Bible, purchased in 1994 by the banker Jacob (Jacqui) Safra for $825,000, was sold...
Sep 18, 2024 · D escribed as one of the most important and singular texts in human history, the Codex Sassoon is a Hebrew Bible that is over 1,000 years old. Dating from the late 9th or early 10th century, it was sold at Sotheby's in New York in May 2023, for a whopping US$38.1 million!
Sep 16, 2024 · L'antica Torà di Shem Tov, risalente a 700 anni fa e acquistata nel 1994 dal banchiere Jacob (Jacqui) Safra per 825.000 dollari, è stata venduta all'asta da Sotheby's la scorsa settimana a New York, dopo una fitto rilancio di offerte tra tre acquirenti anonimi.
