Who’s Going
Are You Headed To Rhodes?
Connect with other people going to Rhodes. Throughout the year, “Rhodeslis” (Jews born in Rhodes), and their children and grandchildren visit Rhodes. Sometimes families meet each other by coincidence during their visits, experiencing a special moment of “allegria”. Other times families miss each other by days or hours because they did not know they were also there at the same time. This page is developed to create a link for those interested in making that special connection with other “Rhodeslis” traveling to “La Juderia”.
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36 Responses to “Who’s Going”
October 19th, 2009
Rica Levy Pieniek:
My husband and I will be in Rhodes Nov. 14th and are very excited to visit the Sephardic sites and to see where my parents were born. Aron Hasson interviewed my mother, Violette Amato Levy in 2005 in Atlanta, Ga. when he was here at our synagogue, Or VeShalom to show and exhibit many photos and the “800 Year Old Torah”. My great grandfather was Chilibi Amato (Codron). Thank you.
Rica Levy Pieniek, daughter of Elie Behor Levy (deceased) and Violette Amato Levy.
January 20th, 2010
Linda Capeloto Sendowski:
My sister and I are going to Rhodes April 20 to 22, 2010. We would like to participate in the DNA project. Our father was Jack B Capeloto from Seattle WA and His Parents were Baruch Capeloto and Esther Touriel.
March 12th, 2010
Eric Hasson:
My wife and I plan to visit September 8-10 for Rosh Hashana. Looking forward to celebrate the holiday where my great-grandparents once celebrated & see the latest at the Museum.
March 18th, 2010
Dana Hasson:
My husband and I are also going to Rhodes Sept 9-11th along with my brother (previous post). Hope to meet other fellow Rhodesli descendents there at the same time!
April 2nd, 2010
Michele Almeleh:
My husband and children will be in Rhodes June 1 -3. My husband’s grandparents are both from Rhodes. Family names: Almeleh and Franco. This will be the first time the great grandchildren will see where they descended from. I can’t wait to share this very special time with them.
April 27th, 2010
marcus shapiro:
My wife and I will be in Rhodes around May 30 – June 2. Happy to try to meet you, Michele Almeleh!
April 28th, 2010
aron:
Will be in Rhodes while Stella Levi and members of the Levy family joining “la caravana” tour of La Juderia. May 21 to May 25.
May 11th, 2010
Arnold and Mary Hammer:
We will be in Rhodes on May 19, the first day of Shavuot. We hope there may be a Yom Tov service in the synagogue; if not, we will enjoy being there anyway. Arnold and Mary Hammer. Rockville, Maryland (Washington DC)
May 13th, 2010
Debra Norrie (nee Cohen):
My husband and I will be travelling to Rhodes from South Africa in June/July (29th-2nd) with our 3 children. We look forward to seeing the place my grandparents (Capelouto & Israel families) called ‘home’. We would like to meet with other descendents and anyone who shares the history – we are also very excited to see the museum that you have created.
May 16th, 2010
LARRY KATZ:
My mother’s name is Matty Capeluto. Her family was also from Rhodes. Maybe you are related?
June 2nd, 2010
David Chai Bendicha Israel:
I was just curious because I know my family went from Rhodos to the Congo, and ultimately to South Afica. I am a mixture of three families, Israel, Capelouto and Franco. All from Rhodos. Maybe we are related.
June 30th, 2010
David Tarica:
My family is traveling to Rhodes on August 13-15th & plan to attend Friday night services with other families. My grandparents were born in Rhodes in the early 1900′s & I would like to find out information regarding my grandfather Nissim Tarica. He is believed to have been born around 1905, and left for the USA around the age of 15.
July 18th, 2010
Eva Hasson:
My great aunt is called Amelie Tarica – she currently lives in Israel. My family and grand parents were from Rhodes as well. This is an amazing website.
July 24th, 2010
Albert D. Maslia:
“Who’s Going?” page: Myself and eleven members of the Amato and Menasche family will be in Rhodes on Sunday July 25 until Thursday morning July 29th.
August 12th, 2010
Albert Lagnado:
My wife and I will be in Rhodes Fri September 24 to Fri Oct 1 2010. Hope to attend Friday night service. My mother Sarina Tarica was born in Rhodes as well as my Grandparents Behora(Rebecca)and Avraham Tarica and great grandparents. Sarina married David Lagnado. Will contact Aaron H. before we go.
August 15th, 2010
Daniel Halfon:
My son and I plan to be in Rhodes August 16-19. My late father was Yosef de Shemuel Halfon (his mother Diana Fintz), he left for Rhodesia c1937/8. This will be our first time in Rhodes and we would welcome meeting any Rhodeslis who might be visiting.
September 13th, 2010
Solly Almeleh:
I might have information about the Bendicha Israel family as my grandmother who died in Auschwitz was Rebecca Bendicha Israel.
September 13th, 2010
Bettina Benatar Luetgerath:
My family and I are planning to visit Rhodes from October 2nd through 6th. My father was the late Alexander Benatar, son of Nissim Benatar and his wife Rosa Hasson, who studied medicine in Italy and immigrated to the United States in the late 40s. We would love to meet anyone who will be in Rhodes during that time.
September 29th, 2010
Marilyn Pisante:
I am planning to be in Rhodes next weekend, from Friday Oct. 1 to Sunday Oct. 3. I am the granddaughter of Rachel Israel (granddaughter of the rabbi Rahamim Israel) and Haim Pisante and I live in Athens, Greece. I will be coming with my aunt Rita Arony, my father’s cousin (daughter of Renee Israel my grandmother’s sister) and her daughter Jacky, from L.A. and my aunt Becky Contopoulos also my father’s cousin (daughter of Jacques Israel my grandmother’s brother) from Berkeley.
November 12th, 2010
Magnus Alkarp:
Dear readers. My name is Magnus Alkarp, I am a researcher and associate professor of history and archeology at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and am about to travel to Rhodes for three weeks to study the events at Rhodes in 1840 and the Italian governor de Vecchis anti-Semitic activities in Rhodes and neighboring islands during the Second World War. It is a story that we have not come to grips with just yet. I am a bit concerned about the extent to which Swedish and other Scandinavian consuls participated in these persecutions, and even more worried in what extent they helped the Germans to “evacuate” Jews of Rhodes and Kos to uschwitz.
If someone happens to be in Rhodes from 15 November to January 6, or maybe is a resident at these islands and having personal information to provide, I would be more than grateful if you sent me an e-mail or would call me so maybe we could meet and discuss these events. You can reach me at my address (nagnus.alkarp (at) abdn.ac.uk, or (m.alkarp (at) forensicintell.org.uk) (remove the (at) with @) My cell phone number: (+46 (0)70 6326759). You can also call +30 22410 32510/20
Looking forward to hear from you. Best wishes. Magnus Alkarp
December 7th, 2010
Silvia Hasson Hazan Menascé:
Dear all, I feel related to all of you since I am HASSON (my grandfather Felix Hasson), ALHADEFF (My grandmother Clara Alhadeff) and afterwards I was married to a MENASCE (Bension Menasce was the grandfather of my ex husband). But also all your names ring a bell because in Brazil my parent’s friends were Capelutto, Jerusalmi, Franco, Amato, Notrica (my teacher in chemistry) etc etc
Now I have children living in the US: Alessandra lives in Connecticut and Andrew lives in Chicago. Both are married and I have a grandson Brody (3 1/2 years). It is fantastic the work of Aron and I thank him very much.
February 28th, 2011
Archie Nahman:
I and other members of my family will be in Rhodes from April 5 to April 9, 2011. My late parents, Elie and Zimbul Nachman lived on Rhodes in the 1930′s and then moved to Africa in 1939. Many of the surnames I see above are familiar to me from tales my mother told.
My parents lived in the Congo, Northern Rhodesia(Zambia),and South Africa. They later immigrated to the U.S. and lived near us in Massachusetts and then in Houston near my brother Rick and my sisters Susan and Jeanette.
We would like to stay in or very near the Juderia. Can you suggest a place?
Archie Nahman
PRNARN@verizon.net
May 13th, 2011
Linda peha:
Daughter of Charles ness Peha, son of Ness and Diana Peha born in Rhodas.
Looking for ancestors, stories, would like to visit with a group. DNA study interesting also.
May 19th, 2011
Rosy Algranti and Tolly Levy:
We will be in Rhodes from the 3rd of June till the 27th of June and will be staying at the Ibiscus Hotel.
May 31st, 2011
Lea Capelluto:
this is a reply comment for Linda Piha, daughter of the late Carlos (Charles) Piha from Mexico City. I am part of your family (3rd degree!!!) as my grandmother Signora Piha,married to Bohor Avram Israel and sister of Mateo Piha from Seattle was family to your grandmother Diana. If you need more information about your family, send a Mail to Malca Levy who lives in Brussels and is the daughter of the late Rabbi Moise Levy and Felicie Piha who was the sister of your grandmother Diana. I felt very bad when I heard about your father’s passing away as when I lived in Mexico City (now I live in Cancun) your father used to call me PRIMA and we often talked about you and all the family.
June 13th, 2011
Anton Israele:
I will be in Rhodes from 30th June – 3rd July staying in the old city. My grandmother was Graziella Alhadeff (nee Menasce) married to Isaia (Archie) Alhadeff. My grandmother passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 95. Her Father was Michael Menasce and her mother was Goia Haim. My grandmother was born on Rhodes Island next to the Kehela Shalom in 1914.
July 13th, 2011
Pamela (Mayo) Schwartz:
My family and I are traveling to Rhodes on August 4, 2011. My family was both Alhadeff and Mayo (Rachel Alhadeff and Maurice Mayo).
July 19th, 2011
Marilyn Pisante:
I am going to be in Rhodes from the 20th(tomorrow) to the 25th of July 2011. Family names: Pisante, Alhadeff, Israel.
July 24th, 2011
Leon Taranto:
Marilyn Pisante, I hope you have a great trip to Rhodes. After you get back, I will have to write you about your Israel rabbinical family cousins’ Taranto family reunion, which 119 of us attended in Panama City, Florida, last weekend — hosting by our terrific cousins who live in Birmingham, Alabama.
August 1st, 2011
dina:
my husband and I will be in Rhodes August 4th for four days. My name is Ergas, and I was part of the community Chalom, in Buenos Aires. Now I live in Tel Aviv.
August 8th, 2011
Michelle Hanan Yosslowitz:
My husband and I will be in Rhodes Sept 5th to Sept 8. My grandfather was Ralph Hanan from Harare originally Rhodes and my grandmother was Djoya Menasche from Harare originally Rhodes. We now live in Atlanta, GA
August 29th, 2011
Paul Somerstein:
My wife and I will be in Rhodes September 25th for 4 days – what’s amazing is that Michelle Hanan Yosslowitz, who made a post on August 8th, is a cousin of mine. Her grandfather and my great grandfather were brothers, and we’ve only recently connected through Facebook. My great grandfather was Morris Hanan from Rhodes.
September 3rd, 2011
Robert Notrica:
My wife and I will be in Rhodes for our honeymoon from Sept 8-14. My grandfather was Sammy Notrica. I believe he owned a bank and a textile shop. His wife was Rachel Cori Notrica. We live in Baltimore, MD and New York City.
October 24th, 2011
marilyn hasson henry:
My husband and I are planning a trip to Rhodes next July, 2012. We would like to attend the Rhodes Holocaust Memorial that takes place in July. My grandparents, Ruben and Mazaltov Hasson and Yithak and Sarota Israel were Rhodeslis. Yithak and Sarota emigrated to Seattle in 1919 with their family (my mother, Buena (Bona). Ruben and most of the family were taken to Auschwitz but my Father, Albert Hasson, emigrited to American in 1920. Marilyn Hasson Henry
November 4th, 2011
vicki Koslin:
from the “Who’s Going?” page: To Paul Somerstein: what’s amazing is that Michelle Hanan Yosslowitz, who also made a post on August 8th, is a cousin of mine. Her grandfather and my great grandfather were brothers, and we’ve only recently connected through Facebook. My great grandfather was Morris Hanan from Rhodes.”
Paul and Michelle, I am from a family of Hanans. My uncle is actually named. Morris Hanan, living in Chicago (no doubt named after our ancestors). Please email me! I have created a family tree, perhaps you guys are on there.
January 8th, 2012
Susan E. Hasson:
from the “Who’s Going?” page: I will be in Rhodes, October 7 – 14, 2012 with my cousin Susan Amira-Weiss from Israel. My father, Raphael B. Hasson, son of Eliyahu & Sarota Benveniste-Hasson was born in Rhodes, January 31, 1920 and immigrated to Portland, Oregon in 1940…in 1942 moved to Seattle, Washington. My email address is:
surehappy1@aol.com – let me know if you will be in Rhodes at the same time. I am writing a book about my father, and will be doing research about Rhodes during our visit. Thanks Aron for having this space available and for the fine job you have done in organizing this web-site for all of us…Susan
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