Like many Jews throughout history, this name change was the result of assimilation.
David Saul Mashal (1908-1920)
He was born to Mizrahi Jewish parents who migrated to Singapore from Baghdad.
David Marshall (1920-1995)
Marshall: (English) the phonetic Anglicization version of Mashal
After attending school, he would travel to Belgium to study textile manufacturing, and then travel to London to study law. He would later witness the Japanese invasion of Singapore and would talk about the horrors he witnessed as a prisoner-of-war.
After World War II, Marshall would become an attorney.
Marshall would become known as one of the founding fathers of modern Singapore.
Sources
- Chan, Heng Chee (2001). A sensation of independence: David Marshall, a political biography. Times Books International. p. 23-26. ISBN 9780195826074. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- \”David Marshall.\” Wikipedia.
- Shenon, Philip (15 December 1995). \”David Marshall, 87, Opponent Of Singapore Authoritarianism\”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.