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Vicky Safra · Economics & Business

What

Matriarch of the Safra banking family (Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin); born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Thessaloniki.

When

1953, Thessaloniki, Greece — 2024

Where

Thessaloniki, Greece

Biography

Vicky Safra is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Matriarch of the Safra banking family (Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin); born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Thessaloniki.

How & why

Vicky Safra was a Greek-born billionaire businesswoman from a Sephardic Jewish family in Thessaloniki. As the widow of banker Joseph Safra, she became the matriarch of the Safra banking dynasty, whose holdings include Banco Safra in Brazil and the Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin. She was among the wealthiest women in the world and a noted philanthropist.

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Source: Forbes / Wikipedia

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Matriarch of the Safra banking family (Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin); born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Thessaloniki.

1953

Source: Forbes / Wikipedia