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Join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest members! We're eager to get to know each of you better and learn about your personal connection with Rhodes. Whether it's through your own experiences or the stories passed down through your family, we invite you to share what Rhodes means to you.In addition, we encourage you to delve into your family history and uncover any old photographs you may...
**Oscar & Louis ABOLAFIA**: Two grandsons of **Ovadia FISS & Esther HASSON **from Rhodes (previously posted), sons of **Polly FISS & Victor** **ABOLAFIA**.**Oscar ABOLAFIA (1935 - 2020).**He was a photographer known for his images of celebrities that appeared in many prominent magazines in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.The son of Sephardic immigrant parents, living on the “wrong” side of Broadway, wh...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Bohor David FISS, 1900 Rhodes The declaration of intention indicates that he was married in 1922 to Rose SIROTA, born in Lugansk, Russia, and that they had 2 children: Murry born in NYC in 1926 & Rebecca born in NYC in 1930.** See attached tree for other members of the family **
Matilda YESHURUN BENATAR.*This image appears in Esther Fintz Menasce's book Gli Ebrei a Rodi, where it is labeled 'Sol Benatar.' It was provided to her by Samuel Hasson, and the photograph is dated to the 1920s.**The woman in the photograph closely resembles Matilda, suggesting that the image might actually be of Sole's mother rather than Sole herself. Furthermore, during the 1920s, Sole would hav...
On the left, Sole BENATAR LEVY, daughter of Moussa BENATAR and Matilda YESHURUN. Can any one tell me who is the other woman? Thank you.
Louis Pizante & Rica Mousafir
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Heskia Victor PIZANTE (Rhodes 1897 - Los Angeles 1963). Son of Leon PIZANTE & Rachel CAPELOOUTO (see her 1919 passport picture with her daughters Rebecca & Louisa). He was married to Lena GOLD. They had one daughter, Rachel, married to Donald VARON.His siblings were Rebecca married to Louis COHEN; Louis married to Rica MOUSAFIR (see picture); Louisa married to Victor...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Israel HASSON, Rhodes in 1897/1899 - NEw York 1963. He settled in New York. He was married to Ida MATATIA. They had a son, Isaac (1925-2002), and a daughter, Mary born in 1933.
The first man on the left is “Buchuk” Cohen. Does anyone know what was his real first name?
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Bohor Benjamin HASSON, Rhodes 1899 - Seattle 1976. He was the son of David HASSON (1866 Rhodes - 1944 deported) and Dina HASSON (1879 Rhodes - 1944 deported). He was married to Sophie BENVENISTE, Rhodes 897 - Seattle 1990. Her parents were Abraham BENVENISTE & Leah FIS Their children: Frances married to Isaac ALHADEFF; Lucy married to Isaac HALELA; & David.Bohor's s...
Rachel FRANCO, Rhodes 1888 - 1952. She was the daughter of Abraham FRANCO (1859-1913) & Esther PILOSOFF (1870-1941). She was married to Rahamin FRANCO, Rhodes 1875 - Rhodes 1914. He was the son of Haim FRANCO (1831-1905) & Miriam NAHMIAS (1835-1907).They had 3 sons:Haim FRANCO (1905 - 1969) married to Mollie BENVENISTE. Their son: Jack FRANCO married to Judith SAMBURSKY.Morris FRANCO, 1910 Rhodes ...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Chaya LEVY (Rhodes 1902-Seattle 1992). Son of Isaac Bohor LEVY & Blanca MENASHE (born 1883 - died in 1944 conc. camp). His siblings:Joseph Levy married to Esther [Mussani] HABIB, and then to Jael FRANCO Abraham Levy married to Suzanne (?)Moshe LEVY died in conc. camp.Sara LEVY died in conc. campJacques married to Sarah [Mussani] HABIB Leon LEVY died in conc. campChay...
*From L to R: Ruben Alhadeff, Lea Turiel Russo, Ghedalia Franco, Mathilde Coen Levy , Isaac Mayo, Elisa Franco Hasson, Alexandre Treves *This photo is posted by CDEC, but their tagging is wrong.Alexis WajdenbaumDavid Capelluto
Join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest members! We're eager to get to know each of you better and learn about your personal connection with Rhodes. In addition, we encourage you to delve into your family history and uncover any old photographs you may have of relatives in Rhodes before deportation or of your immigrant parents. Please share with us these precious snapshots that offer gli...
Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Leah FRANCO, Rhodes 1887 - Seattle 1967. She was the daughter of Abraham Albert FRANCO & Kalomina ALHADEFF.Her first husband was Benjamin ALHADEFF (1872-1910). Their children were:Joseph ALHADEFF (1904-1974) married to Rose KLEINBERG. Their children Lucille ALHADEFF POSNER; Benjamin ALHADEFF.Sarah ALHADEFF married to David ESKENAZI (1897-1974). See picture of David, ...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Rachel HALFON, 1885 Rhodes - 1960 Brooklyn. Her parents were Saul HALFON and Sara PILOSOF. She was married to Nissim BERRO (see his tree).Neal Alhadeff Jerry Alhadeff
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Jack (Giacobbe) NOTRICA. Rhodes 1894 - Los Angeles 1972. See his tree.Jack was the second husband of Linda Hermosa HAIM. Istanbul 1894 - Los Angeles. They married in Shanghai in 1937.Linda Hermosa HAIM was first married to Alberto Abraham COHEN. He was a Sephardic Jew, born in Istanbul (Turkey) in 1870. He spoke Ladino and arrived in China between 1904 and 1905. He...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Naile COHEN, 1902 Rhodes - 1982 Los Angeles.
A HASSON burial stone dating 1655, displayed at the Rhodes Jewish Museum. Amazing!
The group picture as the background of a display case at the Jewish Museum of Rhodes. My paternal great grandparents, Eliechon BENATAR & Rachel MIZRAHI. The children are: Yakir, Sarina, Victoria and Bertha.
Flora AVZARADEL. Born on Jan 10th 1893 in Rhodes, died on May 13th 1980, Mill Valley CA "Chikera": A Turkish word for beautiful blue eyesHer parents were Isaac AVZARADEL and Regina "Reina" MENASHE Her Siblings were Avram , Ora, Rosa, Flora, andCharlie, who also had beautiful blue eyes. Isaac, Regina & Ora deceased 1901-1902Flora was orphaned at the age of nine. She went to the US in 1919 and stay...
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Albert HASSON & Buena (Bona) ISRAËL. See their tree and a picture of Buena’s family.
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.It’s unusual to find two petitions with pictures for the same person!Rabeno FRANCO, Rhodes 1889 - Seattle 1970. See his tree.His siblings were Rosa married to Maslia NOTRICA; Hezkia married to Rosa GALANTE; Mordechai; Mazaltov married to Mussani [Aaron] FRANCO; Yair married to Esther TURIEL; Rahamin; Mary married to (?) ASHARY.
Rhodeslies and US naturalization.Rosa SHARHON, Rhodes 1899 - Seattle 1995. She was married to Bohor Yeshaya BERRO (previously posted). She was the daughter of Eliezer Moshe SHARHON and Rachel PIZANTI (see picture).They had no children.Rosa’s siblings were Matilda, Lea married to David BEHAR, and ZimbulBeniamino Bibi Sciarcon