▁by ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁saw ▁a ▁brand ▁of ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁establish ▁itself ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁bo oming ▁ocean ▁trade ▁with ▁British ▁India ▁and ▁then ▁now ▁inter mar ried ▁with ▁the ▁leading ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁Lad ino ▁speaking ▁el ite ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁L any ado ▁family ▁move ▁on wards ▁to ▁Cal cut ta ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁no ▁longer ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁un ited ▁family ▁and ▁those ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁were ▁more ▁mod est ▁mer ch ants . ▁This ▁brought ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁from ▁being ▁dominant ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Sep ah rd ic ▁world ▁to ▁out s iders ▁in ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁Bag hd adi ▁Jewish ▁di as por a , ▁with ▁who ▁they ▁inter mar ried ▁including ▁with ▁the ▁G ub bay ▁and ▁Jud ah ▁families ▁that ▁were ▁prominent ▁in ▁Cal cut ta . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁has ▁assim il ated ▁to ▁Bag hd adi ▁Jewish ▁culture ▁and ▁were ▁primarily ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁English ▁speaking . ▁ ▁Isaac ▁Rap ha el ▁Bel il ios , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Em manuel ▁Rap ha el ▁Bel il ios , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁born ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁with ▁whom ▁the ▁Bag hd adi ▁Jews