Bankhaus - S. Japhet & Co.

In the Berlin address book edition 1923 the following entry can be found: Japhet & Co.,Kommandit-Gesellschaft Nachf., S.,W56, Markgrafenstr.56a. T.    -  Saemy Japhet was born in Frankfurt am Main. At the age of 15 he received an apprenticeship as a banker at a German bank. After a few years in London, he founded the S. Japhet & Company banking house. Saemy Japhet was a famous banker and philanthropist. He contributed to a number of Jewish causes and took a keen interest in the development of Palestine, although he never identified with the Zionist organization. Saemy Japhet died in London at the age of 95.