Posts by Claude Benatar
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Shemaria brothers: Moise, Isaac, Rahamin (Raoul)
Rhodeslies & US Naturalization.SHEMARIA siblings: Flora, Isaac, Moise, Rahamin. They were the children of Abraham SHEMARIA & Mazaltov AROUGHETI. 1. Flora SHEMARIA, 1891-1944, married to her first cousin, Jacob SHEMARIA, son of of Moise SHEMARIA & Sara ALKANA. Their children were Moise, Avram & Amelie. Amelie was killed by the WWII bombings of Rhodes. They other members of the family were deported....
Isaac Shemaria & Asher Huniu
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Albert Nissim (Jim) HASSON, 1893 Rhodes - 1963 New York. He was the son of Eliau HASSON & Oru FIS. He was first married to Fanny LEVY (1895-before 1927) in 1913. They had a daughter, Victoria HASSON CARLBOM, (1915-1994). He was then married to Stella COHEN (1896-1958) in 1927. Their children were: Esther; Leon (1931-2007) married to Esther KALDERON; Joseph & Isaac.Ly...
Let's welcome our new members. Tell us about you & your connection with Rhodes, and PLEASE share your old photographs of relatives in Rhodes before deportation or of your immigrant parents.Accueillons nos nouveaux membres. Parlez-nous de vous et de votre lien avec Rhodes, et SVP partager vos vieilles photos de parents à Rhodes avant l'expulsion ou de vos parents immigrés.Me gustaría dar la bienven...
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From the Eastern Mediterranean to the Deep South: Ottoman Jewish Émigrés in 20th-Century Montgomery and Atlanta.
Last FRANCO document I have: A passport application for Morris FRANCO, born in Rhodes in 1898, who immigated to Montgomery from Buenos Aires. His parents were Ralph (Raphael) FRANCO and Miriam HAZAN. He was married to Bernice LOEB.Their children were Raphael & Miriam, who was married to Raymond Eli COHEN (High School pictures previously posted)
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Salomon GALANTE, born in Rhodes in 1909. He was the son of Abraham GALANTE & Joya BETON. He was not married.His siblings were Behor not married; Matilda who was first married to Ralph FRANCO and then to Leon PIHA. She had no children; Victoria not married; David not married; Sarah married to Isaac Behor [Abraham] FRANCO. Sarah & Isaac had 2 children: Rose and Albert,...
Let's welcome our new members. Tell us about you & your connection with Rhodes, and PLEASE share your old photographs of relatives in Rhodes before deportation or of your immigrant parents.Accueillons nos nouveaux membres. Parlez-nous de vous et de votre lien avec Rhodes, et SVP partager vos vieilles photos de parents à Rhodes avant l'expulsion ou de vos parents immigrés.Me gustaría dar la bienven...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Morris FRANCO, 1910 Rhodes - 1992 Oceanside, NY. He was the son of Rahamin [Haim] Jacob FRANCO and Rachel [Abraham] FRANCO. He was married to Rica Behora FRANCO, 1913 New York - 2003 New York. She was the daughter of Haim [Raphael] FRANCO and Lea Bohora [Jacob] COHEN.Their children: Estellle married to Richard WEINTRAUB, Richard married to Trudy KAPLAN, Herbert marri...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Victor (Chilibon) FRANCO, 1893 Rhodes - 1947 Los Angeles. He was the son of Mayer [Moshe] FRANCO (Hezkia's brother) & Beulah [?] FRANCO. He was married to Hanulah [Joseph] AVZARADEL, 1897 Milas - 1986 Montgomery.Their children were: Beulah; Matilda married to Milton GLICKMAN; Susana married to Sam WOZNICA; Regina married to Samie BENOUN.
A picture from the Rhodesian COMMENTARY, 31st October 1966.Isaac Benatar on this picture, the son of Victor Benatar & Rachel Hanan.Ingrid Benatar Rubinstein
Vivienne CAPELOUTO passing on our Rhodesli Sephardic tradition. Vivienne is the daughter of Solomon LEON and Marie HASSON.Vivienne Capelouto Lisa Capelouto Salomon Israel
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Two brothers: Victor & Sam FRANCO, sons of David Hezkia [Moshe] FRANCO & Reina [Isaac] PIHA. Victor David FRANCO, 1896 Rhodes - 1965 Atlanta. He was the He was married to Mary [Yesciaia] (Marie) De LEON, 1901 Rhodes - 1982 Atlanta.Their son: David married to Sara ISRAEL.Sam (Sadoc) FRANCO, 1903 Rhodes - 1977 Atlanta. He was married to Marie [Joseph] S FRANCO. The...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Esther PIHA, 1900 Rhodes - 1984. She was the daughter of David Samuel PIHA and Bulissa Diamante ALHADEFF. She was married to Ely FRESCO, 1886 Istanbul - 1968. Their children: Nace (born 1925), Victoria (born 1929), Bernice (born 1931). They all resided in Atlanta in 1940.Albert David PIHA, born in Rhodes in 1881 - 1961 Atlanta. Esther's brother. He was married to R...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Jacques PIHA & Mateo PEHA. They were the sons of Joseph [Salomon] PIHA and Regina (Sarah) Behora [Jacob] ISRAEL. Their other siblings: Signora ISRAEL, Sarah DE LEON, Aslan, Luna PIHA (previously posted).1) Jacques (Jack) PIHA, 1882 Rhodes - 1960 San Francisco. He was married to Sara Behora [Benjamin] HASSON, born 1892 Rhodes. Their children:Regina PIHA, married to ...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Last documents for the PIHA family of this week.Rubin PIHA, 1886 Rhodes - 1969 Atlanta. He was the son of Haim PIHA & Mazaltov FRANCO.He was married to Luna PIHA, 1891 Rhodes - 1976 Atlanta. She was the daughter of Joseph PIHA and Regina Behora ISRAEL. Their children: Morris PIHA (1925-2006), married to Sara FRANCO (1924-2006)Mary PIHA (1917-2015), married to Victo...
Let's welcome our new members: Many of you have old photographs of relatives in Rhodes previous to deportation or of your immigrant parents. I encourage you to share your pictures with this group and make this page interactive!Souhaitons la bienvenue aux nouveaux membres : Beaucoup d'entre vous ont de vieilles photos de familles de Rhodes ou en terres d’immigration. Je vous encourage à partager vo...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.The 3 daughters of Lea [Haim] PIHA, 1882 Rhodes - 1954 Atlanta, and Mayer Behor [David] PIHA, 1878 - 1943 Atlanta.Rica (1902-1978), married to Harry SORIANO (1898-1975). They had 2 daughters: Beulah married to Herman LISS, and Lucy, married to Donald BRANDEIS.Matilda (1914-2003)Suzanne (1920-1993), married to Roy MACK (1921-2000). Their sons: Ronald, Geof and Step...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Rosa TOURIEL, Rhodes 1900 - Atlanta 1956. Parents Raphael TOURIEL & Tamar BENBENISTE . She was married to Nissim ESKENAZI, 1892 Bodrum, Turkey - 1975 Atlanta. Parents unknown.Estrea ESKENAZI (Nissim’s sister), 1888 Idean, Turkey - 1975 Atlanta. She was first married to Abraham CAVALLERO (1886-1938). In 1943 she was remarried to Mayer [Joseph] PIHA (1881 Rhodes - 19...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Salomon (Sam) CORDOVA, born in Rhodes 1889. His mother was Rizula CAPELLUTO. He was married to Maria NAHMIAS, born in 1894 in Megri, Turkey. She was the daughter of Max Isaac NAHMIAS and Rebecca COHEN RIGO.Their children: Isaac (1915), Nathan (1917), Rachel (1921), Ruben (1924), Bernice (1932) who was married to Jack Irving BECKLER
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Marcos CORDOVA, Rhodes 1894 - 1972 Los Angeles. His parents were Nissim CORDOVA & Rachel ESTRUGO. He was married to Esther LEVY, 1889 - 1965. She was the daughter of Mordechai LEVY and Simha FIS.Their children were Rachel (Rae) (married to Gerald BROIDA), and JosephMarcos arrived at Ellis Island in 1913 from Buenos Aires. The passenger list mentions his brother , S...