Etsi
Sephardi Genealogy and History
Table of contents of the Review
Issue n°1, Vol.1 - Spring-Summer 1998
- Etymology of Sefarad, by Mathilde Tagger [in French, English summary]
- The Jewish cemetery of Tetuan - yesterday, today, tomorrow, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish "solitreo", by Haim-Vidal Sephiha [in French, English summary]
- How to find five generations through the Italian Consulate archives at Izmir - the example of the Hazan family, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Sephardic Genealogy on the Internet, by Jeff Malka [in English, French summary]
Bibliography : The Jews of Egypt, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan
Information, Forum, Books, Index
Issue n°2, Vol.1 - Autumn 1998
- Berber matter in onomastics of Maghreb Jews, by Jacques Taïeb [in French, English summary]
List of Jewish roots of Berber origin
A genealogical source for Salonika : the newspaper "La Epoca", by Claude Missistrano [in French, English summary]
Using the internet as a tool for Sephardic Genealogy, by Jeff Malka [in English, French summary]
Bibliography : The Jews of Bulgaria, by Mathilde Tagger
Forum, Books, Index
Issue n°3, Vol.1 - Winter 1998
- Present condition of the Jewish cemeteries of Algeria, from Roger Latapie [in French, English summary]
- Some tombstones of old Jewish cemeteries in Algier in 1888, from Isaac Bloch (index by Philip Abensur)
- Jews of the Sudan, by Jeff Malka [in English, French summary]
- The Sephardi community of Manchester and its sources, by Morris L. Bierbrier [in English, French summary]
- Bibliography : The Jews of Venice, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French]
- Journals, Forum, Books, Index
Issue n°4, Vol.2 - Spring 1999
- The Jewish cemetery of La Tour-de-Peilz in Switzerland, by Anne-Marie Faraggi Rychner [in French, English summary]
- Vital records for the Jews of Algeria, from Roland Gozland [in French]
- "La Boz del Puevlo" : A Judeo-Spanish newspaper of Smyrna before World War I, by Henri Nahum [in French, English summary]
- Genealogical data records from "La Boz del Puevlo", by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Os Cristaos Novos - The New Christians : The de Sola family, by Julian Kemper [in English, French summary]
- Bibliography : The Jewish Community of Rhodes, by Myriam Pimienta-Benatar [in French]
- Journals, Forum, Information, Index
Issue n°5, Vol.2 - Summer 1999
- Chasing the Altaras family - An archival survey, by Morris Bierbrier [in English, French summary]
- Some Jewish cemeteries of Morocco, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Is the Purim Sarahussa from Saragossa or Syracusa? Or how to find a possible origin with the help of a family tradition, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Sephardi ketubbot : bibliography and index by countries, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan and Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°6, Vol.2 - October 1999
- Sephardic genealogical information available from Ottoman, Balkan and Levant postal history, by David Sheby [in English, French summary]
- Sephardic genealogical investigations in Amsterdam, by Vibeke Sealtiel Olsen [in English, French summary]
- Archives : The move of the Jewish cemetery of Fez, Morocco, by Philip Abensur [in French]
- Bibliography : The Sephardis of Romania, by Michael Halevy
- Journals, Books, Index
Issue n°7, Vol.2 - December 1999
- Dengue fever in Smyrna in 1889, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- A sample of the Jewish population of Tangier in 1955 from Isaac Pimienta's note-book, by Sidney Pimienta [in French, English summary]
- Bibliography : Sephardi families, history and genealogy. Books at the Jewish National and University and at the Ben Zvi Institute libraries in Jérusalem, by Mathilde Tagger
- Journals, Books, Index
Issue n°8, Vol.3 - April 2000
- Genealogical data in the Alliance Israélite Universelle archives: myth and reality, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan and Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- A family research at the Alliance Israélite Universelle, by Yves Carmona [in French, English summary]
- Information, Journals, Books
Issue n°9, Vol.3 - August 2000
- Jewish genealogical research in Alexandria (Egypt), by Richard Léon [in French, English summary]
- The genealogical story of the Modiano family from 1570 to our days, by Mario Modiano [in English, French summary]
- Benefits and damage of Internet : for a deontology in genealogy, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Archives : About the Italian nationality or protection of the Jews of Smyrna, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan
- Journals, Books, Index
Issue n°10, Vol.3 - October 2000
- Lists of names in the archives of the Alliance Israélite Universelle, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan and Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Sephardic family names in Amsterdam, 1598-2000, by Vibeke Sealtiel Olsen [in English, French summary]
- Archives : The Jews of Malta in 1891
- Sephardi subjects at the International Conference on Jewish Genealogy of London (8-13 July 2001)
- Journals, Books, Index
Issue n°11, Vol.3 - December 2000
- Sol Hachuel (1820-1834) : history and genealogy, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- First experiences of an amateur arboriculturist, or how to graft a new branch on one's genealogical tree, by Francis Amar [in French, English summary]
- Jewish cemeteries in Algeria (continued), by Anne-Marie Faraggi Rychner [in French, English summary]
- Sephardi Program at the International Conference on Jewish Genealogy of London (8-13 July 2001)
- Journals, Books, Index
Issue n°12, Vol.4 - March 2001
- Aliases in Amsterdam, by Vibeke Sealtiel-Olsen [in English, French summary]
- Sephardic Varons : historical background and distribution, by Bension Varon [in English, French summary]
- Ketubot catalogues available on the internet, by Philip Abensur [in French and in English]
- Report of the London International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Bibliography : The Jews of Morocco, by Philip Abensur
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Index
Issue n°13, Vol.4 - June 2001
- French naturalization files of Ottoman Jews, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- The Jews of Leghorn : Archival sources, by Nardo Bonomi [in French, English summary]
- Bibliography : Genealogical information about Sephardi families in the Alliance Israélite Universelle Archives, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan and Philip Abensur
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Journals, Forum, Index
Issue n°14, Vol.4 - September 2001
- "Short" stories of a "great" family : About some Toledanos in Tangier, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Marriages and engagements announcements records from the newspaper " El Tiempo " of Istanbul, by Claude Missistrano [in French, English summary]
- The Jewish Community of Zante in the 1890's, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Journals, Forum, Information, Index
Issue n°15, Vol.4 - December 2001
- Izmir and Rhodes: Taranto family origins, archives, and links to other Sephardim, by Leon Taranto [in English, French summary]
- The Jewish Community and family names of Sephardic Jews in Ruschuk (Russe), Bulgaria, by Joseph Covo [in English, French summary]
- Genealogical records of the Alliance Israélite Universelle about Smyrna (Turkey), by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Forum, Books, Index
Issue n°16, Vol.5 - March 2002
- Jewish family names in Smyrna, by Roland Taranto [in French, English summary]
- Baghdad Alliance school pupils between 1865 and 1879, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Index
Issue n°17, Vol.5 - June 2002
- The Jews of Aleppo, by Sarina Roffé [in English, French summary]
- The pupils of the Alliance Israélite Universelle school of Aleppo before 1879, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- The Jewish Museum of Turkey, by Naim Avigdor Güleryüz [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish/Ladino, Language and Culture : stakes and outlooks (June 2002 UNESCO Conference report), by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Index
Issue n°18, Vol.5 - September 2002
- European traveller's views of the Jews of Smyrna during the 19th and early 20th centuries, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- The Pimienta's route from Tangier to Oran : a child's game..., by Léo Amar [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°19, Vol.5 - December 2002
- Paleographical study of Jewish marriages records in Smyrna between the beginning of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, by Roland Taranto [in French, English summary]
- An example of the contribution of the Alliance Israélite Universelle archives for the history of Jewish communities in Algeria, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Sephardi lectures at the 23rd Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Washington DC, 20-25 July 2003
- A new website devoted to Sephardi genealogical data: www.sephardicstudies.org/entrance.html, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Index
Issue n°20, Vol.6 - March 2003
- Research on the origin and the genealogy of a Jewish Sephardi family of Tunis : the De Paz, by Gilles Boulu [in French, English summary]
- The arrival of the Salama family in Melilla : Jews of Tetuan in a Spanish land, 1864-1880, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Information, Index
Issue n°21, Vol.6 - June 2003
- Genealogy of the Jews of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) : main research sources, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- The pupils of the Alliance Israélite Universelle school of Ruschuk from 1872 to 1879, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Apprentices in the Alliance Israélite Universelle Society of Andrianople in the years 1882-1883, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- 24th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Jerusalem 4-9 July 2004, by Jean-Pierre Stroweis [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Index
Issue n°22, Vol.6 - September 2003
- The Amar family of Salonika - Meeting in Toledo, by Anne-Marie Rychner-Faraggi [in French, English summary]
- Digitisation of Algerian vital records at the Centre des Archives d'Outre-mer, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- The Cansino family, from Seville to Oran - Itinerary of a family of royal interpreters, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Sephardi events at the International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Washington DC, July 2003, by Leon Taranto [in English, French summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°23, Vol.6 - December 2003
- Research about the Sotto family of Oran, by Yves Sotto [in French, English summary]
- The situation of the Jews of Scio after the earthquake of 1881, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- The Museum of Jewish Moroccan Art in Brussels, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Index
Issue n°24, Vol.7 - March 2004
- The Scemama or Samama caïds - A dynasty of personalities of the Tunis Regency, by Gilles Boulu [in French, English summary]
- Who's who in the graduates of the Alliance Israélite Universelle School in Ruschuk, Bulgaria , by Joseph Covo [in English, French summary]
- Record of the Jewish cemeteries of Essaouira (Mogador), Morocco [in French, English summary]
- Sephardi subjects at the 24th Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Jerusalem, 4-9 July 2004) [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Index
Issue n°25, Vol.7 - June 2004
- The Barki family of Smyrna, XVIIIth - XXth centuries, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- The circumcision register of Rabbi Habib Toledano of Tangier, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- Internet section :
archives documents of the Etsi website ; Society of the Jews originating from Egypt (AJOE); "Nebi Daniel" Society, devoted to the Jews of Alexandria
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Books, Index
Issue n°26, Vol.7 - September 2004
- Jewish family names in Buenos Aires, by Roland Taranto [in French, English summary]
- Precisions regarding the family of Rabbi circumcisor Habib Toledano (Rebbi Hbibi) of Tanger, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
- The 24th international conference on Jewish genealogy in Jerusalem, Israel, by Joseph Covo [in English, French summary]
- Elements of history and genealogy of Sephardi Jews in the series "Culte Israélite" of the French National Archives, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°27, Vol.7 - December 2004
- The 1840 Montefiore census of Jews in Alexandria, by Yves Fedida [in French, English summary]
- Fez and other cities of Morocco - One thousand years of intellectual activity, by Vidal Serfaty [in French, English summary]
- A "mixed" couple in Djédeïda (Tunisia), or the meeting of Algeria and Turkey... in Tunisia, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
- Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
- Books, Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°28, Vol.8 - March 2005
Some data about the Jewish community of Miliana (Algeria) at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
The "Tritl" (sack) of Fez in 1912, by Vidal Serfaty [in French, English summary]
A list of donors of Algeria and Gibraltar in 1848, by Robert Attal [in French, English summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Books, Journals, Information, Index
Issue n°29, Vol.8 - June 2005
The Community of Fez and the Hassarfati family, by Vidal Serfaty [in French, English summary]
Ventura - the origin of the name and the family, by Joseph Covo [in English, French summary]
"Dictionary of the Judeo-Spanish" by Joseph Nehama, by Haïm-Vidal Sephiha [in French, English summary]
Conference on the Jews of Algeria, by Mathilde Tagger [in French, English summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Index
Issue n°30, Vol.8 - September 2005
A list of members of the Burial Society in Oran (1867), by Robert Attal [in French, English summary]
Gomel: a name, a family, par Mathilde Tagger [in French, English summary]
The family of Rabbi Menahem Shemuel Halevy of Hamadan (Iran) [part I], par Nechama Kramer-[in English, French summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Books, index
Issue n°31, Vol.8 - December 2005
Jewish family names in Rhodes, by Roland Taranto [in French, English summary]
East in Rome, by Morris Bierbrier [in English, French summary]
Israelites assassinated in Tétouan and its surroundings between 1866 and 1880, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
The Jews of Salonika seen by Anglo-Saxon Christian missionaries in the beginning of the 19th century, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Archives : The Purim of the Saragossi family, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Journals, information, index
Issue n°32, Vol.9 - March 2006
Life and contribution for the cause of Zion de Rabbi Menahem Shemuel Halevy de Hamadan (Iran), by Nechama Kramer-Hellinx [in English, French summary]
The "true" history of Sol Hachuel told by her neveu, by Philip Abensur [in French, English summary]
A family of notables from Salonika: the Allatini's, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Archives : Pilgrimage at the synagogue Ben Ezra of Old Cairo (Fostat), by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Books, index
Issue n°33, Vol.9 - June 2006
The graduates of the Alliance school of boys of Smyrna from 1873 to 1879, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
A contested consitorial election in Constantine (Algeria) in 1880, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
A description of the Jews of Salonika in 1734, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
The Jewish Community of Gallipoli at yhe end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, by Laurence Abensur-Hazan [in French, English summary]
Association of Jews Originating from Egypt Conference on the Suez Canal nationalization jubilee, by Isacco Hazan [in French, English summary]
Judeo-Spanish summary, by Isacco Hazan [in Judeo-Spanish]
Books, information, index
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