The Project: The sun is one of the protagonists of the Rhodesli’s memories, it is the background and illuminates their stories. With discrimination, persecution and finally deportation by fascists and Nazis, a dark shadow falls over the Jewish community of Rhodes and Kos (Kos). Hence the concept of eclipse, a metaphor for a Jewish presence erased in a few hours but […]
Dear Friends: Please join the Jewish Community of Rhodes (JCR) for the 80th Commemoration since the Deportation of the Jewish Communities of Rhodes and Kos. To register for the events, please go to the JCR’s website See their Program of Events For inquiries, contact them directly at: jcrhodes@otenet.gr (phone numbers: +302241022364 & +302241073039) See […]
Kaye Israel with daughter, Marcia Pastelikos. Image from Marcia Israel Weingarten Kaye Israel’s Pastelikos Recipe From the Jewish Journal article: Precious Pastelikos by Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff 2 onions, peeled and diced2 lb ground beef5 tsp tomato saucea dash of cayenne pepper (or pepperflakes) and garlic powderSalt & Pepper to taste1/4 cup rice1 egg1/2 cup […]
Teacher, poet, and sometime actor Isaac A. Habib –a first-generation son among a handful of Sephardic survivor-families from the Island of Rhodes who found their way to Cape Town, South Africa – has put together a stark, moving tribute to the people of the Djudería of the Island of Rhodes in his published “anthology of […]
150+ Rhodes Jewish artifacts were featured at the Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst, NY, with 30 new items being displayed for the first time. For more info, visit: The Sephardic Temple Rhodes Exhibit https://rhodesjewishmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/391641757_768006681753113_3687307676774055063_n.mp4https://rhodesjewishmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/391664222_1008387877107846_1475800446264014298_n.mp4https://rhodesjewishmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/393301135_665927531977284_9145900822548600072_n.mp4https://rhodesjewishmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/393257535_1311877436109384_3392861820744479090_n-1.mp4https://rhodesjewishmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/393257535_1311877436109384_3392861820744479090_n.mp4
For Event Photos, go here: Jewish Life on Rhodes Exhibit in New York – Rhodes Jewish Museum (mysites.io) Hi everyone, please join the Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst N.Y. and the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation in the upcoming “Jewish Life on Rhodes” exhibit on Oct. 15, 2023, at the Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Blvd., Cedarhurst, New […]
Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia presents Stella Levi with the honor of Knight Grand Cross April 24 2023: In an intimate and warm ceremony today in New York, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, presented Ms. Stella Levi with the honor of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of […]
Lori’s paternal Rhodesli ancestors’ surnames were Levy, Tarica, Notrica, Hasson, Pelosoff, and Shemaria. As a teenager in Los Angeles, she was instilled with an appreciation for her ancestral roots by her father, Myer Huniu. At sixteen, Lori was sent to her grandmother Behora Huniu (née Levy) to learn how to make yaprakes and wrote her […]
San Diego: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit featured 130+ Rhodes Jewish artifacts on March 10th-12th, 2023 at Ohr Shalom
eSefarad: Noticias del Mundo Sefaradí is a non-profit project created by Liliana and Marcelo Benveniste from Buenos Aires, Argentina. It started in December 2008 to provide a hub of information regarding the Jewish-Spanish culture that disseminates news, events, articles, activities, customs, and history exclusively on Sephardic themes. It’s made up of the annual conference cycle […]
The Kehila Kedosha Janina organized Stella’s book presentation in New York City on November 13, 2022, where she discussed her life in Rhodes. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Jewish Museum of Rhodes, the RJHF presented Stella with the ‘Our Distinguished Rhodesli’ plaque, honoring her advocacy and dedication to preserving the Jewish heritage.
One of the first U.S. Sephardic Jews to Regain Spanish Citizenship Doreen with her new Spanish passport presented by the Honorary Consul of Spain, Luis Fernando Esteban Doreen Alhadeff’s family has lived in the Greater Seattle Area since 1906, when her grandmother immigrated and became the first Sephardic woman in Seattle. Growing up, her family […]
25th Anniversary of the Jewish Museum of Rhodes and the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation on September 26, 2022 at the Kahal Shalom Synagogue Courtyard, Old Town, Rhodes. Recognition plaques were given to Sami Modiano, Isaac Habib, Carmen Cohen, and Bella Angel Restis for their vital contribution to preserving the Rhodes Jewish heritage.
Rhodeslis of London Luncheon on September 18, 2022 at Hampstead, London
Los Angeles: Rhodesli Family Brunch on May 15, 2022 at Rancho Park
Atlanta: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit featured 120 original Rhodes Jewish artifacts on March 13, 2022, at the Congregation Or VeShalom
From the Jewish Community of Rhodes: Planting a tree is a meaningful and traditional way in the Jewish faith to honor the memory of departed loved ones. The Jewish Community of Rhodes began the reforestation of our cemetery. Despite the immaculate maintenance of our cemetery, we thought that we could offer the descendants of Rhodes, […]
Los Angeles: Rhodesli Family Brunch on November 7, 2021 at Rancho Park
Launched in the spring of 2015, the UCLA Sephardic Archive Initiative (SAI), aims to: work with partners in the UCLA Library Special Collections to identify collections of interest help UCLA Library Special Collections accession material sources related to Sephardic heritage through open-access, online exhibits, use these collections to share the history and culture of Sephardic […]
August 3, 2020: Italian President Sergio Mattarella welcomed Shoah survivor Sami Modiano at the Quirinale Palace last week to officially invest him as Knight of the Grand Cross to the Merit of the Republic. “The Italian Republic owes you deep gratitude for your testimony. You have experienced the abyss and the horror of the death […]
CLICK: NEW CHANGES TO PORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP LAW EFFECTIVE APRIL 2024 REFERENCE: New changes to Portuguese Citizenship Law – April 2024 – GFDL Advogados *NOW CLOSED: The application for Sephardic Jews to gain Spanish Citizenship. *May 2020: Due to the pandemic, an extension of one year until September 2021 was given to those who had presented […]
As a descendant of Sephardic Jews with roots in Portugal and Spain as well as Greece and Turkey, Raphael grew up thinking about the journey his ancestors took and his life in Los Angeles. His artworks include themes about migration, cultural displacement, and the generational transmission of knowledge. Raphael also documents his own experience with […]
New York: “Los Corassones Avlan” exhibit presented by the Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation & Centro Primo Levi NY on Oct 29 – Nov. 24, 2019.
Portland: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit presentation on November 24, 2019 at the Oregon Jewish Museum.
Los Angeles: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit featured 130 Rhodes original artifacts on March 8, 2020 at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
Seattle: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit presentation on May 27, 2019 at the Ezra Bessaroth synagogue.
Berkeley: “Jewish Life in Rhodes” traveling exhibit presentation on April 7, 2019 at the historic Berkeley City Club Hotel, in collaboration with Mark Angel of Our Sephardic Family.
100th Anniversary Event of the Los Angeles Rhodesli Community at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel on April 23, 2017.
A sold-out luncheon event and book signing on May 22, 2016 at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel. The book is called “A Century of the Rhodeslis in Los Angeles”:
August 2015: Attorney from Spain Informs of Process for Sephardim to Reacquire Spanish Citizenship at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel.
Rhodesli Catalina gathering during the second week of August 2014.
The Rhodesli luncheon on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Marina del Rey Yacht Club
“Out to Lunch Bunch” was held on December 10, 2013 at the Bluewater Grill in Redondo Beach
“Out to Lunch Bunch” was held on October 8, 2013 at Mountain Gate Country Club in Brentwood.
“Out to Lunch Bunch” on August 13, 2013 in West L.A.
This is a project of Barry Salzman of New York, a Rhodesli descendant of the Hasson, Capelouto & Almeleh families. Photos were taken at our Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in the Levy Hall. A sample of the artistic photographic style of Barry Salzman of the Jews of “Rhodes Stories” project
Santa Catalina Island holiday at the Pavilion Lodge in Avalon, CA Our annual family vacation on the island which attracts over a hundred people and which reminds us of our island roots in Rhodes.
The annual Rhodesli picnic at Rancho Park in West Los Angeles.
Sunday, June 23, 2013: Art Benveniste speaking at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park. History and stories of the L.A. Sephardic Jewish community.
Hasson family picnic at Roxbury Park in West Los Angeles
Film Screening of “The Longest Journey” on April 14, 2013 at Tifereth Israel. This documentary features the personal accounts of Stella Levi, Sami Modiano and Alberto Israel. It includes the contrast of the beauty of the island with the tragedy suffered by the Jewish community of Rhodes. The film was followed by a question and answer […]
Conferencia de Marcelo Benveniste “De Sefarad a Rodas” en el COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL “DOS SIGLOS ARGENTINOS DE INTERCULTURALIDAD CRISTIANO – JUDEO – ISLÁMICA”
Background: In 1909 the first steps of a formal organization were taken. Moved by the leadership of Haim DeLeon the original group of Rhodeslis formed during Succot 1909, and was called the KOUPA OZER DALIM ANSHE RHODES (the fund for the aid of the poor, people of Rhodes). Solomon Alhadeff was president, Nessim Alhadeff was […]
Acto de recordación de la Shoa. Daniel Gazit, Embajador de Israel en Argentina
Marcelo Benveniste: Conferencia sobre Rodas en el “I Congreso Internacional Sobre Lenguas y Dinámicas Identitariasen el Bicentenario” en la ciudad de Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
On August 4, 2010, there was a memorial ceremony for the Holocaust victims of Rhodes. The ceremony was held at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and is coordinated by the Heritage of the Jews of Rhodes organization in Israel. Samuel Modiano, a Holocaust survivor who actively promotes awareness of the Shoa, was one of the participants in this special memorial event […]
On January 23, 2010 in Vancouver there was a “Ladino Night” celebration at the Sephardic synagogue, “Congregation Beth Hamidrash”. Hazan Isaac Azose (of Seattle) sang Ladino canticas to the appreciative audience which was followed by delicious Sephardic cuisine. The event was sponsored by Rosa, Nora and Lisette Ferera and families in honor of Elie Ferera. […]
PROGRAM OF EVENTS 23-26 JULY 2009 Thursday, 23 July 200911am at the Jewish cemetery, Rhodes-Kallithea Avenue“Ashkavot” 7pm at the Shalom Synagogue, Old Town, RhodesUnveiling of the “Book of Memory” Friday, 24 July 20097:45pm at the Shalom Synagogue, Old Town, Rhodes“Kabbalat Shabbat” service 9pm “Kabbalat Shabbat” dinner, optional Saturday, 25 July 20098:30am at the Shalom Synagogue, […]
