**A Sephardic pioneer in the Congo, from the book *****Le Congo Belge et ses Coloniaux*****, 1953****HASSON Abner.**Merchant. Born in Smyrna, on July 10, 1900.In 1927, he arrived in the Congo on his own and became a traveling salesman for several firms in Elisabethville. After three years, he opened his own general store in Elisabethville. In 1932, he was in Albertville working in commerce and was heavily involved in importing to Belgium.