Rhodeslies & US naturalization.Leon (Aslan) ISRAEL, born in Rhodes in 1890. He was the son of Baruh ISRAEL & Bulissa NOTRICA.He was married to Meri MERGIAN, born in 1898 in Aidin, Turkey. She was the daughter of Celebi MERGIAN & Vida VENTURA.Their children born in New York were: Hyman 1921, Albert (1923-2002), Rachel 1926, Victoria 1927No siblings showing in the 1920's Rhodes Census. On his 1921 passenger list, a brother, Burnett ISRAEL, is declared as a relative in New York.