Lyn Julius
The Camondos: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty
Summary
The Camondos were a Sephardic dynasty of financiers and philanthropists known as the “Rothschilds of the East.” Expelled from Spain during the Inquisition, they settled in Venice in the early 16th century and went on to finance the Ottoman Empire, influencing royalty, wealthy families, and the Holy Roman Emperor. Lyn Julius details the dramatic history, impact, and demise of this powerful family.
Lyn Julius
Lyn Julius was born in the UK and educated at the French Lycée in London and the University of Sussex. The daughter of Jewish refugees from Iraq, she is a journalist and founder of Harif, the UK Association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa (www.harif.org). Lyn blogs daily at Point of No Return (www.jewishrefugees.org.uk). Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Huffington Post, Jewish News, and Jerusalem Post. She has a regular column in the Times of Israel and JNS News. Her book Uprooted: How 3,000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight has been translated in to Norwegian, Portuguese and Arabic, and a Hebrew version is in progress.
Moïse thought there could be nothing better than to give his house to the French state as a monument for his son who had died for France. The family felt very loyal to France and their first impulse was to give everything to the state. Isaac Commando also gave his extensive art collection to the Louvre.