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Goldfinger Family born in Palestine

GetJiggyWitGiddy — 2013-04-16 13:52:18Z

My mother's maternal grandfather, Isidor Eisenberger, married Hani (aka Hannah/Anna/Anne) Goldfinger from Nagytarkany, Hungary (now part of Slovakia, I think). Hani's parents names were Samuel (bat (daughter of) Shmuel on her headstone) and Leni (Leah).

This is the confusing branch of the family for me. In the 1910 US Census, Hani attested that her parents were born in Palestine. I'm not sure about the connection between Hungary and Palestine or how they went from one place to the other.

Hani's parents are buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (per my grandmother, Hani's daughter) and I am attaching a photo from a well known studio in the Armenian Quarter.

Wondering if anybody out there has these same Goldfingers in their family or any other knowledge of them. Please contact me if you do.

Thank you!

Re: Certificates from Ramleh / Jaffa Palestine

victoria1893 — 2013-01-20 21:39:06Z

Did you ever get anywhere with finding the place to get the certificates? I too would like to apply for some but not sure where
Vic

Re: Still Searching for Murra/Murah

JohnADieck — 2013-01-16 11:47:36Z

Your story sound much like my grandfather's, Antonio Juan (Anton Hana) Dieck. There are a great many families in Mexico with the surnames of Moras (Morras, Mora) and Ayoub (Ayub). Belen is the Spanish translation of Bethlehem.

My records show a Jusef Kahlil Murra born to Negme Handal and Kahil Salameh Murra in 1884 in Bethlehem who married Giamile Gidi. I'm sure they were related to Juan (John, Hana)--cousins.

Re: Aberdeen Wave jerusalem palestine

fromseedtotree — 2012-12-03 18:14:20Z

Thank you for your help.

Re: Aberdeen Wave jerusalem palestine

Champlain9 — 2012-12-02 16:46:58Z

I am sorry fromseedtotree, there are no records that I can find.

Regards

Janice

Re: Aberdeen Wave jerusalem palestine

fromseedtotree — 2012-12-01 20:10:42Z

Hi there. I wish I had dates but I don't. All I know is that my Grandmother was born in 1925. So I am assuming that my great-grandparents where born in the late 1800's.

Re: Aberdeen Wave jerusalem palestine

Champlain9 — 2012-12-01 17:49:01Z

Send me some dates of birth and where born?

Janice

Re: Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

mdahdahbowman — 2012-11-22 14:27:55Z

hello Elaine,
I'm not sure if we chatted before regarding this Dahdah name. I do not have Bundi Khalil Niqola Dahdah (Bandi)'s wife name, but i do have only 2 sons from them Khalil and George.
Please check the Dahdah Family Tree for more accurate account of the names and let me know if we're connected.

I thank you for your interest in this Tree
Margaret Bowman Dahdah

Dahdah Family Tree

mdahdahbowman — 2012-11-22 14:05:52Z

My name is Margaret Marie Bowman Dahdah
our Dahdah Tree has grown nicely since I placed this message. Keep the up the good contact, I would still like to get dates and birth places from you and maybe some black and white OLd Photos of the cool great grand parents.
I am searching for any Dahdah families in any part of the world. I have started a Tree from my father-in-laws' father and grandfather (including his uncles) to the now grandchildren most of which live in Canada.
His Name is Tawfiq Abdullah Hanna Dahdah from as I known him lived and married in Palestine to Saada Malouf or Maloof from El-Basa. Through my life with the Dahdah Family I know that there are more families in the MiddleEast, Australia, USA, Europe and possibly South America.
Please contact me or check out the info on my Dahdah Family Tree and let me know what I am missing.
We could compare notes and who knows might build a hugh DAHDAH TREE

Re: Agha Family >> Tracing Family tree

alifaisal_agha — 2012-06-14 11:44:11Z

well aghas in turkey are actually qazilbash... shia muslims. my ancestors hail from turkey as well. i live in india. my ancestors migrated to india in 1828

Bichara - From Nazareth to Cuba

dbichara — 2012-06-01 19:01:51Z

Hello,

My great-grandfather Adib Bichara emigrated from Nazareth (I think sometime around 1920) to Havana, Cuba. However, no personal belongings have survived the journey of time and now I am stalled at this point. Any help or connections would be great!

Adib Bichara - (G-Father) - 1900
Naife Abeline - Spouse - 1906
--Alma Bichara - Daughter - 1926
--Elias Bichara - Son - 1927
--Consuelo Bichara - Daughter - 1930

EDIT: I have since found out a little more and have updated the thread as such.
Also, Adib's parents names are Elias Bichara and Nigmi Saba.

Re: Fattaleh

LouTab — 2012-05-12 02:23:22Z

Hi I saw your post is your mother in law's father Mike Tabeek?

Re: Rizkallah Family - Haifa

sheilagodin — 2012-05-06 03:03:35Z

Ok, thank-you. There is a lot of family here in Toronto as well.

Re: Rizkallah Family - Haifa

rizkat — 2012-05-06 02:58:12Z

I know we have family in Canada, but I think they're in Toronto and the surname is different (my cousin is a Haddad and I'm not sure the name she married into).

However, we have family friends named Sweida--Lily Sweida Hopkins for one--they all live in the U.S. Not clear on their origin. I will ask my family members who are in contact with them for you.

Re: Rizkallah Family - Haifa

sheilagodin — 2012-05-05 01:59:42Z

Dear Najwa,

Do you have any info on the Suiden family in Montreal? I believe they may be relatives of mine. My father was Habib Najib Suiden (sometimes spelled Swaidan, Suidan, or Soueidan). He was from Marjayoûn, Al Janub, Lebanon, born on April 5th, 1920. He moved to Toronto in 1956. He had a sister, Alice, in Montreal who passed away in the early 1990's.

Thank-you in advance,

Sheila

Searching for my old family members

aaghabakhtiar — 2012-01-19 04:49:29Z

Pre 1947 our family was living in mollah noor mohammad shah(hall bazar) at Amritsar,my father name is Hussain Ali his father name was Agha Ghulam Hassan Ali,but my father was adopeted by Syed Noor Mohammad Shah,in the official papers,my grand father name is written as Syed Noor Mohammad Shah,but actually my grand father name is Agha Ghulam Hassan Ali. From. Agha Bakhtiar Ali Peshawar.Pakistan.phone#+92-03005882623

Aberdeen Wave jerusalem palestine

fromseedtotree — 2012-01-08 00:43:16Z

My Great Grandmother was born in Jerusalem and her family name is Carmen Aberdeen. I am not sure if the spelling is correct.

My Great Grandfather was born in Palestine and his name is Pedro Wave. Another spelling would be Wagui Waguee and I am sure there were other ways to spell it. It was pronounce Wave.

Any help with my research would be greatly appreciated!
thank you in advance.

Re: Agha Family >> Tracing Family tree

Elenav1973 — 2011-11-14 22:02:34Z

My husbands family is from Palestine. They left or were kicked out about the same time as yours. His grandmother married a Akkasha 1st and then as a widow maried an Agha who lived in Lebanon but as from Palestine.

Re: Fattaleh

sindaha — 2011-09-01 06:46:45Z

Hello Gloria,

I have a copy of that tree from Mukhtar, but not up to date. I believe Nadime Fattaleh updated it. You can contact him.

Re: Fattaleh

1_gloriakirby — 2011-09-01 04:28:09Z

Hello Couain,

I am Gloria Fattaleh Kirby daughter of Hanna Isa Fattaleh.
I have the family tree dating to the 1600's or 1800's cant
remember.I requested it from the muktar of the Greek
Orthodox Church. Ihave up dated some of it.I know this is a old post anyboby still interested please facebook me.

Re: Dahdah Family Tree

mdahdahbowman — 2011-08-20 16:34:33Z

I do have to apologize for my previous note. I just realized when you wrote Edward you were actually puting (my) Edward and the rest of the Male names.
I was talking to my sister-in-law in Jordan (Ed's sister)who has in her posession a family tree that includes others that i do not have, some of which are intermarried with dahdahs and live in San Francisco - Nouha is one she married Yousef Dahdah son of George Dahdah who for a short while lived also in San francisco. The names of brothers and sisters you gave of Tawfiq are right, two of which died very young.
I also found out that the whole Dahdah clan started in Russia way back. do you have such info. I will have mine evantually from my in-law sometime in December when she comes to visit, she said there's alot of paperwork involved and cannot send it through email or actual mail.

So we will keep intouch and see what else might come up.

Thanks, margaret

Re: Dahdah Family Tree

mdahdahbowman — 2011-08-17 21:18:19Z

Wow!!!!
Well I am very glad to hear from you!! I have to say that some of your family names are of course very similar to My Dahdah family members - but to think that Edward (my Husband)was thought to be the only one with the english name in the family and to find out that there was an other family member way-back with that name its abit hard to swallow. Is there a particular story with your Edward family member how he managed to get that name???? Please do tell as my husband has his version of the story and I would like to mention it to him. In the meantime I will let him read your email and see what matches.
As for relatives in Montreal, unfortunately we do not know anyone there. We are all situated in one spot her in Toronto. Would you let me know were you're from (here or out of the country)????
Keep intouch and we'll exchange notes in the meantime.
Regards,
Margaret

Re: Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

nfdahdah — 2011-08-16 15:19:00Z

Hello Ava1990,
I am descended from the Dahdah family of Ramle. Your Dahdah Grandmother from Jaffa is surely related, and would make us distant cousins. Please contact me so that we can compare notes. nfdahdah @ aol com

Re: Dahdah Family Tree

nfdahdah — 2011-08-11 22:40:09Z

My information is Tawfiq Dahdah, b.1912 d.1970, son of Abdullah; is the first cousin of my grandfather Nicola Dahdah, b.1873 in Ramleh d.1958 in Ramallah, son of Farah. Abdullah and Farah were brothers and their father was Hanna Dahdah, (Hanna is Arabic for John). Edward Tawfiq Abdullah Hanna Dahdah is the second cousin of my father Farid Nicola Farah Hanna Dahdah! My name is Nicola F.N.F.H Dahdah and I am Edward's second cousin once removed and third cousin to Edward's children! Tawfiq was the youngest of his siblings: George, Julia, Qusta, Salim, Sophie, Tawfiq. Does anybody remember the name of Tawfiq's mother and grandmother? I have Dahdah first cousins living in Montreal. Please contact me: nfdahdah @ aol. com

Jiaraysie Family - Haifa, Palestine

fayemendes — 2011-06-17 19:08:13Z

Hi,
I researching my family tree and I am having trouble finding anything on the jiaraysie line.
My grandmother was Pauline Jiaraysie, and I believe she had 3 sisters and a brother called Elias. Her parents were Nora Marie and Ayub Jiaraysie. They came from Haifa, Palestine and my grandmother my grandfather Harold Mendes in St Josephs Catholic Church Haifa.
If anyone can help me or provide any information regarding the Jiaraysies I would be very grateful.

Thanks
Faye

SHALASH

bluewigglezoo — 2011-05-18 02:36:56Z

I am looking for my father. On my birth certificate it states his name as Abed El Ariz Shalash. Not sure if its the correct spelling. I am 37 years old now and have never met him. I would like the chance to see him if possible. I know that he remarried after my mother and had other children. As I am an only child I would like the chance to meet my "siblings" if possible. Any help would be much appreciated.

Salman or Al Salman from Haifa area

channonsalman — 2011-03-20 19:33:34Z

I am looking for some information about my husband's family, they go by Salman or Al/El Salman. They immigrated to Jordan from a village called "Tira Haifa" about 7 km outside of Haifa Palestine in 1948. They are Muslim.
If anyone has any info about the history of this family, that would be very helpful. I know where they are now, but would like to know more about their past.

Re: Fattaleh

Jorgefattaleh — 2011-03-02 03:50:53Z

Hi i am Jorge fattaleh jr. from Honduras, central América.
My grandfather is samy fattaleh ,from Jerusalem, and he had 5 children. Issa, betty, rima, Frida, and Jorge ( my dad). My mother is karla and his last name is bendeck. I have 2 brothers, samer fattaleh bendeck and David fattaleh bendeck, and one sister carolina fattaleh bendeck.

Jorge_fattaleh@hotmail.com

Re: Matar Family from Beit Jala, Palestine. Searching information

jmatar_1 — 2011-02-25 14:28:29Z

My name is Jack Matar,apparently I am your third cousin. Aunt Milady is my fathers aunt, her sisters are Cathrina , Sarah, Wardeh, Nimeh. They had one brother Dawood who is my grandfather. I met your grandfather Mr. Rabba in my fathers house in the early 60's when I was a young boy in Beit Jala and I remember him telling us about you leaving Cuba in 1958.
Where do you live now?

MORCOS ESPIR FAMILY

arzolaea — 2011-02-08 01:02:50Z

JERUSALEM PALESTINE O
SOUTH AMERICA

Family in palestine

arzolaea — 2011-02-08 00:59:37Z

Family
MORCOS ESPIR
PIO,FRANCISCO, AFIF, EDUARDO

Re: Lama family from Bethlehem, Palestine

Vivalastresmariposas — 2011-01-12 01:49:51Z

Hello far cousin where are you from
My family came to America in 1970 with the occupation of the Dominican Republic
The family I hear is from the bethlaham of Israel Palestine
Lama mines why in Hebrew and is present in Jesus last words
I'm a 2nd generation American citizen and very sorry if the grammar is poor but my keyboard
We have an extremely large family and we are always looking for seperated members
You may also find help in the royal coats of some country's such as Spain we are in there I believe along with Italy and others

Re: Al Nammari Family

diyanammari — 2011-01-03 19:12:29Z

Anammari,
How far back does the family tree you have go ?
I am interested

Still Searching for Murra/Murah

murracle — 2011-01-02 03:37:55Z

After several years, I've come across a few papers with a bit more information.
Juan's original name was apparenly Oudah Murah. He and other young boys were conscripted to fight the Turks. After some period, they were sent home, then conscripted again. They rebeled and ran. Several stayed on a friendly farm for some time, returned home and then, fearing another conscription, caught a ship. Believing it was easier to enter Mexico or Central America, most went there. Juan Moras and Frank Ayoub came to USA, settled in Toledo, Ohio. Both lived their lives here, raised families, and died here, Juan in 1969 and Frank in 1977.

According to the papers, Juan's brothers Anton and Mikhail are mentioned, as are cousins Jawdah and Mekhayer in Honduras. Other papers I've seen but no longer have show a business in Torreon, Mexico, apparently owned by a brother/cousin. Several letters to Juan came from there.

Juan's Social Security application shows Belen, Palestine, as his birthplace, in 1890, though we were told it was Bethlehem. His father is listed as Jacob Moras, his mother as Hannah Negme. I have a poem written by Juan's mother, but unsigned, detailing her longing for a lost son.

Any further information will be most appreciated.

Re: Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

mdahdahbowman — 2010-12-08 00:10:47Z

From the Dahdah family - Violette,as I know her was living in Livonia Detriot USA sometime in the 1990's, I believe she had two sons,BUT not sure if they were from her husbanda' previous marriage or theirs. Her Father was George Dahdah who lived part of last few years in San Francisco with his daughter Elise (? not sure). George is my father-in-laws' brother, who also passed away in 1979 here in Toronto, Ont. canada.
Does this help????
Reply

Looking for Palestinian Ghrayeb, Grayeb, Grieb, Gorayeb, Ghorayeb from Kafr Kanna

sghorayeb — 2010-12-06 22:49:57Z

Any information is greatly appreciated related to the origin of the family and ancestors og the Ghrayeb, Grieb, Grayeb, Ghorayeb, Gorayeb, etc.. originating from Kafr Kanna and Nazareth.

Re: Dahdah

JackTotah — 2010-11-24 15:27:01Z

In my database of Lebanese and Palestinian families, I have a Georgette Dahdah from Ramleh Palestine who married a Wadie Abu-Salem in Ramallah, Palestine in 1951. Looking to find more of Georgette's family to complete some holes. THis info was probably derived from the family trees at afrp.org

Any help would be great and I can assist you as needed.

Jack

Re: searching for Murra

dalia1994_1 — 2010-11-07 02:43:06Z

my whole family is from palestine and near the bethlehem area.
maybe it's related?

Re: Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

Ava1990 — 2010-10-25 15:33:22Z

Hi Elaine, My Grandmother was a Dahdah from Jaffa, and judging by the names you just posted I am pretty sure we are related.
Message me for details.

Re: Fattaleh

jsmithrice — 2010-10-05 20:13:43Z

Hello Nina,
My Mother in Law is Barbara (Fattaleh)Rice, she is the daughter of Harry Basil Fattaleh and Queenie ( Tabeek) Fattaleh.
Email me if you would like j_smithrice@yahoo.com
Peace~
Jennifer

I an looking for any info. re. J. Macqueen, Haifa 1930s

Andmarco — 2010-09-12 17:18:03Z

I am trying to trace a lady known only to me as "J. Macqueen". I believe she might have been an Egyptian doctor, maybe the widow of an British expatriate. In 1932 or so she married my grandfather, British born Robert Edwin Davis. I have a photograph of her and would love to find any descendants or family. She was last heard of, with my grandfather, near Haifa in the late 1930s. This is a real mystery and any leads or suggestions would be so welcome.

Families from Yatta to Bir Nabala

sehamlewis — 2010-07-16 13:39:58Z

Looking for families that left Yatta and moved to Bir Nabala during early 1800s.

Re: searching for Murra-relationship to Handal

atozcinar — 2010-05-26 18:35:55Z

hola amiga nada mas una pregunta si conoces ala señora rosa handal dabdub ella es de vive en monterrey es mama de enrique dieck handal.

Re: Al Nammari Family

ahmadnammari — 2010-01-11 00:30:35Z

Salam Aleykum. My name is Ahmad Nammari from New York. i HAVE extensive information about the family, including a massive family tree diagram. Please email for more information

Re: Rizkallah Family - Haifa

JackTotah — 2009-12-27 16:36:09Z

To all posting on this posting:

I have been working on incorporating information from the Family Trees from afrpsanjose.org into the family tree I have posted as Gencom on ancestry.com Try searching the family trees using various spellings of the name and hopefully whatever I have posted will show up.

If I can be of any further help, please email me. I am incorporating their info as afrpsanjose.org as well as info from Ancestry.com, published obits (if I can find them), and other info into a searchable database which for now I am posting on Ancestry.com. If there is something you find at their site, which I have not included yet, I just haven't gotten to it just yet.

Jack Totah
jack.totah@sbcglobal.net

Re: Lama family from Bethlehem, Palestine

rijalaba — 2009-07-15 03:36:59Z

antonio Lama siwady?

Re: Lama family from Bethlehem, Palestine

heydita30 — 2009-05-04 01:50:57Z

Hi Guys. Where are you from? Seems to me that nobody in Palestine is paying attention to these posts!, It would be really nice to find out that we still have family there. By the way, I grandfather's name was Antonio Lama too, but he was born here, in the Dominican REpublic, his Parents were born in bethlehem though. Keep in touch

Re: Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

mdahdahbowman — 2009-02-27 15:31:52Z

Please check my Husbands family site Dahdah Family Tree see if any of the old Dahdahs are familiar.
I was told that the name came from Lebanon originally, the families separated to different part of the Middleast and across the world mostly to the Americas (Latin America). Sometimes you can recognize by photos a facial features as it happened with my family tree. We know that my Husband Edward dahdah has still family in the States mainly known in California, and also in Australia.
His family lived mainly in Jaffa and Haifa when they were young then on the 1948 upraising they were on holiday in lebanon with relatives and this is were they had to move on as they could not enter palestine. Edward was born in Alayroun lebanon, after him they moved to Jordan Amman, Jabal Husien area and stayed there till 1968 when they (all the family)slowly moved to Canada. We all now live in Ontario, Canada.
Yes the Dahdah Family is big and everywhere. Just like you we can only go so far as grandparents did mention dates and people by their full name, e.g. he was born on the first day it snowed in Alayroun it was before Christmas (Edward). Some of the churches and Mousques were thorn down therefore papers were hard to get,we met a Dahdah that is also Muslim living in Jordan, we simply had to keep asking other relatives, and I still am.
I would like to hear from you if this tree applies to your family too. So check it out!!!!

Regards,
Margaret Dahdah Bowman

Re: Matar Family from Beit Jala, Palestine. Searching information

mdahdahbowman — 2009-02-20 15:07:40Z

Hi, I am a member by marriage to Nahil Dahdah whose cousin (Eman) is married to Emile Mattar. Nahil comes from Beit Jala, from the Ghawali family or also know as Qassis (Kassis).
you could probably write to my brother in law (husband of Nahil) at kdahdah@sympatico.com
We are in Ontario, Canada.

My name is Margaret Dahdah

Re: omran, mathia, or el-hallak

lvargas148 — 2009-01-27 14:33:52Z

My mother's maiden name is Omran. Her father's name was Jamil and her mother was Regina Rabbaa. My mother is the middle child with an older sister named Somaya, then her and her name is Rose/Rosemary, then her younger brother Albert. they were born in Jerusalem but now all three live in Canada. does any of this sound familiar?