Here we will provide you with information regarding the historical exhibition which is located in the rooms formerly used as the women’s prayer rooms at the “Kahal Shalom” synagogue, which is now the Jewish Museum of Rhodes. In addition, this web site will inform you of other interesting subjects which are unique to the history of the Jews of Rhodes. This web site is produced by the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation, which is a non-profit organization, founded by Aron Hasson, and established to preserve the unique history of the Jews of Rhodes.
Here are Rhodesli and Ladino audio recordings from our archives
Recent Comments
Leon Taranto: For Dr. Felipe Cohen: Our mutual cousin Sonja Bilé Vansteenkiste mentioned your name to me. I see in the recent postings that Aron Hasson provides the information concerning your mother Lucy Musafir’s paternal grandparents Bohor Yeuda (Jeuda) Musafir and Lea Alhadeff. There are, as you probably know, quite a number...
howard franco: I did the DNA and just had a cousin do it. We always assumed we’re cousins on his mothers side, my father & his mother were brother/sister. His mother, a Franco, married a Franco and were always told that there was no relation. Well DNA showed different..there was a relation..so if any other Francos would...
Patricia Levi: Hi Sonja. My name is Patricia Rosencwaig married with Alberto Javier Levi, grandson of Alberto Levi. Alberto Levi had 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren, this is amazing, please contact us. We are the missing family puzzle piece…. we have family in New York, New Jersey, California, Dallas, France and...
Sonja Bilé: I am trying to trace my Rhodesli cousins and/or their descendants: Alberto Levi, married to Stella Bega and his sister Selma Levi. Their parents were Giacobbe Levi and Caden Bili (Billis). Alberto was born in 1913, married 11 Oct 1935 to Stella Bega. They left Rhodes immediately after the wedding and arrived in Buenos Ayres...
Myriam Cuneo Nathan: Dear friends, I am in Uruguay: I would like to have all the publications you can send me, I am trying to teach Ladino lenguage to a population of adults that have forgotten the way of speaking from the grandparents, but get very emotional when I make them closer a little bit of it. I am most interested to know more...
aron: This is FANTASTIC news that Isaac Habib, a Rhodesli descendant, who is familiar with the Jewish Quarter will be giving tours.
