Moses Somake

Moses Somake ((1875-06-06)6 June 1875 – (1947-04-06)6 April 1947) was a British architect known for designing several prominent buildings in British India. His works, built before the Partition of India and located in modern-day Pakistan, include the Edward House, BVS Parsi High School, Karachi Goan Association building, Khaliq Dina Hall, Mules Mansion and Quaid-e-Azam House.

Early life and career

Somake was born on 6 June 1875 in Lahore, Punjab Province, British India, to a Jewish family of mixed Sephardi (from Spain) and Mizrahi (from Iraq) origin.^[1]

He spent most of his life in the city of Karachi before migrating to the United Kingdom in the mid-1940s.^[1]

Somake died in London, England, on 6 April 1947 from a cardiac arrest.^[1][2]

See also

• History of the Jews in the United Kingdom
  • British Jews
• History of the Jews in Pakistan
• Sephardi Jews
  • History of the Jews in Spain
• Mizrahi Jews
  • History of the Jews in Iraq

References

1. Rafi, Haneen (19 August 2018). "Moses Somake: the man who built Karachi". DAWN.COM.
2. "Family tree of Moses SOMAKE". Geneanet.