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 have been a child.**Also, about this picture, Matilda’s grandson, Nissim, wrote: “In my opinion, this photo is of my grandmother Mathilda Benatar, née Yeshurun, wife of Moussa Benatar and mother of Solly. I seem to recall that my father pointed out this mistake in the Italian book that is in my library.**In her book, Menasce discusses Sol Benatar in the context of King Emmanuel III’s visit to the Jewish quarter on May 21, 1929. She notes that 'Sol Benatar, then a schoolgirl with exceptionally neat handwriting, was chosen to compose a patriotic welcome page titled La Famiglia Reale al Quartiere Israelita. Sol later sent this letter to Esther from her home in Israel. According to Sam Levy, Sole’s son, his mother studied voice development and operatic singing at the School of the Alliance Israelite Universelle and was selected to sing at the ceremony.**Esther Fintz Menasce reproduced this letter in her book “Buio Nell’isola del sole”. Attached a photo from the same book of Sole Benatar and Graziella Menashe (the author’s mother), with their teacher Emma Ayo and a scan of the letter.*