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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ The disappearing Jewish community of Kolkata. Kamalika Ghosh, Business Standard, 1 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Indian and Foreign Review, Vol. 12, 1974, p. 21.
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