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Bunny Jacob

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Bernard and Philomena Jacob

Bernard "Bunny" Jacob was a Jewish businessman in Calcutta who was a director of the B.N. Elias and Company trading conglomerate and the last conductor of the Calcutta Symphony Orchestra.

Family

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Jacob was the son of J.R. Jacob and Lily Elias. He had a brother Ronnie. He married his first cousin, Philomena "Philo" Gubbay, around 1949.[1]

Career

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Jacob was a director of the B.N. Elias and Company trading conglomerate. The firm traded in jute and tobacco, and owned real estate.[1]

Music

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Jacob and Ronnie studied music with Phillipé Sandré and Jacob took a keen interest in the Calcutta School of Music. He was the last conductor of the now defunct Calcutta Symphony Orchestra.[1][2] Later, he was active in music in England.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bernard Jacob. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories of the Jewish community in Calcutta. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ The disappearing Jewish community of Kolkata. Kamalika Ghosh, Business Standard, 1 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ Indian and Foreign Review, Vol. 12, 1974, p. 21.