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
Bettina Benatar Luetgerath: (from the “Who’s Going?” page): I am the daughter of Alexander Benatar, son of Nissim Benatar and Rosa Hasson. My father was born in 1914 and raised in Rhodes. He studied medicine in Italy in the 1930s and immigrated to the US in 1947 and settled in Los Angeles in 1954. I will be in Rhodes...
Dr.Salvatore Franco: (from the “Who’s Going?” page): I am the son of Katie Alhadeff-Franco and of late Liv J.Franco. I am planning to be in Rhodes with all likelihood, Bezerat Hashem,around the 26th of June through the 29th of June. I am truly hoping that the Kehila will be open on Friday evening,the 28th of June so...
Bettina Benatar Luetgerath: (from the “Family Photos” page): This message is to Renee Benatar who wrote a comment on this website in September 2010. My name is Bettina Benatar – I’m the daughter of Alexander Benatar who was a cousin of your father. I met your father a number of times – both in Los Angeles...
Leon Taranto: (from the “Rhodes DNA project” page): to Ana Esner Musafir: I think you are part of the same Alhadeff family to which I belong. I have data for Lea Alhadeff, b. 1859 Rhodes, d. perhaps about 1930 in, I think, Rio de Janeiro, married to Behor Jeuda Musafir (Mossafir). I show them with 10 children, born between 1879 and...
ana esner musafir: (from the “Rhodes DNA project” page): My great grandfather, Alexandre Musafir married to Lea Alhadeff, were from Smirna(Turkey), and went to live in Rhodes where they had 10 children and about 1910 emigrate to Brazil. I was reading about Rhodes and found our family name. Iam writing to you, out of...
Pesach Ben Judah Lieb: (from the “History” page of the “800-Year Old Torah”): absolutely fascinating; how much more is waiting to be found? particularly in the Vatican??
