Sir Otto Moses Jaffe, JP, also spelt Jaffé, was a German-born British businessman, who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a leader of the Jewish community in the city.
Occupation
politician
Position held
Lord Mayor of Belfast, High Sheriff of Belfast, Lord Mayor of Belfast
Citizenship
Germany
Born
August 13, 1846
Died
April 29, 1929
Overview
Sir Otto Moses Jaffe, JP (13 August 1846 – 29 April 1929), also spelt Jaffé, was a German-born British businessman, who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a leader of the Jewish community in the city.
Family
Jaffe was born in Hamburg to the Jaffe family, one of four boys and five girls born to Daniel Joseph and Frederiké Jaffe. In 1852, his parents brought their family to Belfast. Daniel Jaffe along with his older sons, Martin, John and Alfred, set up a business exporting linen. Otto was educated at Mr Tate's school in Holywood, County Down, and later in Hamburg and Switzerland.
Marriage
Otto Jaffe married Paula Hertz, daughter of Moritz Hertz from Braunschweig on 8 March 1879. They had two sons, Arthur Daniel and William Edward Berthold Jaffe. Daniel Joseph Jaffé was his nephew, son of his brother Martin.
