Nessim Gaon - Biography

Nessim Gaon (pronounced NEE-SEEM GAH-OHN) (born 1922, in Khartoum, Sudan) is a Swiss financier who created the Noga company. Outside the business world, he has been very prominent in Jewish affairs, acting as president of the World Sephardi Federation since 1971. He has also been a vice president of the World Jewish Congress and chairman of the board of governors of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.

Personal life

Born in the Sudan to Turkish Jews from Egypt.

Jewish life

Aside from all the posts Gaon has held in world Jewish organizations, he is also a founder, builder and member of Hekhal Haness Synagogue in Geneva.

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External links

• Nessim Gaon profile on the Museum of the Jewish People website