Posts by Howie Franco
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For those in florida ,
Does anyone know anything about this family ..seems my grandfather had a sister I didn't know about
Here is a question ..when did English names first come into being in Rhodes?Cause My grandfather used Haim as his name , when many other were called Victor in English but Haim in Hebrew. And it seems those born 1880s had there Hebrew names but after 1900 names seem not ..anyone have information on this?
Franco, Israel, and cohen family celebrating.
Anyone still making Alhashu during passover
Who remembers the old timers doing this song
Rhodes society welcoming home troops
Did anyone else's grandmother use the term Tafaruk..she used to call us that.
Sad to report our patriarch Alex Cohen has passed away at the age of 105.5 ..he was a past.president of the Rhodes society in NYHe served as.president of the sephardic temple in cedarhurst and then as chairman of the board. Born in 1919 to immigrant parents from Rhodes he went on to cooper union college where he became an engineer ,which during ww2 led him to the navy. That would become a.career s...
Remember the one hannukah custom of rhodeslis was to give a coat to a poor person.
Hoshanna Raba today , our custom which we still do in my house is of course go to services and then take the Aravot home and place on the back of the front entree door.
Filikas de calavasa
Still making pepitas , especially for holidays
Kefte de prassa 18 made 11 dollars for the prassa plus the work...and this used to be the cheap food...
Zoom info for tish abav
Anyone know a Azaria Rousso...DNA match , but I have an old letter about an Aunt with Rousso name so trying to figure
My dad in army uniform and his cousin Alex Cohen in sailor uniform ww2..Today Alex is 105 so how fitting ...Happy birthday Uncle Alex.
Rhodesli kiddush for Passover…
Some ladino for haggadah
Anyone know a Rebecca Franco Galante from Atlanta .she passed away 1953 ...
Does anyone remember the dish Ashure .
Actually sad story of Italian jews
Professional photos from Rhodes event