FAMOUS JEWISH PERSONALITIES OF OUR TIME VIDAL SASSON OBE
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idal Sassoon was born in 1928 to poverty in the East End, spending 7 years of his life in an orphanage. He became a leading hairdresser to high society, his innovative style made him famous and earned him the title “Father of modern hairdressing” Apart from his hairdressing business he founded a chain of worldwide hairdressing academies and a global business of selling hair products. He left school at 14. Having hoped to become a professional football player, but instead became apprenticed to the famous society hairdresser Raymond in Mayfair. He opened his first salon in 1954. His name became synonymous with the swinging sixties culture of models, film stars and society figures. He fought for Israel in the 1948 War of Independence becoming a member of the Palmach. The Palmach was originally founded in 1941 by the Haganah High Command to defend the Palestinian Jewish Community, by 1948 when he joined it had over 2000 men and women in 3 fighting brigades. After the creation of the Israeli Army it an artificial backcombed and lacquered was disbanded. look to more a more natural look. He sold his business interests in the early 80’s and moved to California, devoting the rest of his life to philanthropy both of Jewish interests and the “Arts”. In 1962 he founded the Vidal Sasson Center for Study of Anti-Semitism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which is known worldwide for funding research and monitoring anti-Semitism activities. He was married 4 times and had 4 children and died in 2012. His legacy apart from his philanthropic interests is he will be remembered for changing the style of hairdressing from
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