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History of Updates - 2020 Chronology

December 2020


New section on Genealogy Research sites on Link page. Major updates by Morris Bierbrier on Piha, Nahman, Naggiar and Nacamuli. Several changes in the Fleurs (1,416 names), Unlinked Fleurs (4 names), Karaite (18 names), and Hassid (5 names). See the document Dec 2020 Update.

November 2020


Major updates by Morris Bierbrier on Jabes, and Mosseri. Several changes in the Fleurs (1,082 names), Unlinked Fleurs (16 names), Karaite (3 names), and Brooks (14 names). See the document Nov 2020 Update.

Octobre 2020

A conversation on Bayt Farhi A Jewish house in Damascus, Bayt Farhi . Links to Yvonne Capuano née Molho (1924-2019) autobiography and Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) Antiquities Collector, Dealer and Authority

Major updates by Morris Bierbrier on Adés, Aghion, Boghdadly, Rossano, Benzakein, Adda, Campos, Suarès, Pinto, Moghnaghe and Rubino. Several changes in the Fleurs (1,605 names), Unlinked Fleurs (90 names), Karaite (2o names), and Hassid (136 names). See the document Oct 2020 Update.

September 2020

New link to Les Juifs du Liban {Rapport Minoritaire} in both French and English. Several changes in the Fleurs (506 names), Karaite (22 names), and Brook (3 names). See the document Sep 2020 Update.

August 2020

New link to the The Farhi Family History by Daniel Farhi. Several changes in the Fleurs (475 names), Karaite (24 names), and Hassid (6 names). See the document Aug 2020 Update.

July 2020

The passing of Yossef Cohen (1934-2020), a dedicated genealogist of the Karaite community. New link to the Aviv Derri's article Imperial Creditors, "Doubful" Nationalities and Financial Obligations in late Ottoman Syria. Rethinking Ottoman Subjecthood and Consular Protection). Several changes in the Fleurs (944 names), Karaite (22 names), Unlinked Fleurs (36 names) and Moses (5 names). See the document July 2020 Update.

June 2020

Several changes in the Fleurs (1410 names) and Karaite (21 names). See the document June 2020 Update.

May 2020

New documents: The Roots of the House of Fattal & The Roots of the House of Shalom Chayim Sayeg (Gabay) collected by Abraham Fattal ca 1992. Yom Ha'atzmaut 2020 by Edna Anzarut-Turner. Several changes in the Fleurs (1641 names) and Karaite (57 names). See the document May 2020 Update.

April 2020

Several changes in the Fleurs (963 names) and Karaite (95 names). See the document Apr 2020 Update. New links to Avotaynu Online & website of Hoop Lane Cemetery in London.

March 2020

New Silvera tree on Cohen & Silvera families by Jeffrey Cohen. New Chamma /Sciamma/ Sciama / Matalon familes by David Harari . Haroun & Dekel families by Avram Dekel. Several changes in the Fleurs (,1185 names) and Karaite (86 names). See the document Mar 2020 Update. New links to Hoop Lane cemetery (burial search) and French National Archives records. and Iraqi Jews who left Baghdad during the 1960's and 1970's.

February 2020

New imports on Cohen & Shouchana families by Desmond Cohen and Richard Beasley, Bigio & Nehmad by Chana Luntz, Sasson & Levi by Danielle Baroukh. Several changes in the Fleurs (477 names) and Karaite (15 names) tree. See the document Feb 2020 Update.

January 2020

Several changes in the Fleurs tree (405 names). See the document Jan 2020 Update for a complete list of these changes.

Year 2021 - Year 2019