TheCarasso family (also spelledKarasu,Karaso,Karassu,Karsu,Karso ,Carrasco andKarasso) was a prominentSephardic Jewish family inOttomanSelanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).[1] In the early 20th century, some members of the family were active in theYoung Turks and others went on to found the modernyogurt industry.
Notable members of the family include:
- David Samuel Carasso (fl. 1874–1880), writer and traveler
- Emmanuel Carasso or Emanuel Karasu (1862–1934) was a lawyer and politician, and prominent member of the Young Turks. His name was Turkified as Emanuel Karasu, meaning 'black water'.
- Isaac Carasso (1874–1939) emigrated to Barcelona, where he founded the yogurt company that becameGroupe Danone.[1]
- Daniel Carasso (1905–2009), Isaac's son, took over the family business in Spain and established Danone in France and the United States and built the company up to Groupe Danone.
- Albert Karasu or Carasso (1885–1982), founder of the French-language Istanbul newspaperLe Journal d'Orient.
