I was born in 1939. My name is CLAUDIE ALPHANDARY. I attended the Lycee Francais in Alexandria then Le Lycee de L'Union Juive. Would dearly like to hear from some of my old time school friends, or anybody else that remembers me. I have lived in Australia since 1957. My e-mail address is : reineclaude@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God Bless. Claudie.
Claudie Alphandary <reineclaude@hotmail.com>
Sydney, NNNnsw Australia - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 07:56:45 (EDT)

Hello, I am writing on behalf of the International Research Institute for Jewish Women's Studies at Brandeis University, MA, U.S.A. At this institute, we are trying to compile a database of notable Jewish women, Jewish female educators, Jewish Women's organizations, and Jewish women leaders from all over the world. We desperately need more data on Jewish women from Egypt. If someone on the executive board could email us any names and email addresses, we would be most grateful. In particular, we are trying to find Carmen Weinstein's email address. Could you please email it to us? Thank you very much for your time. Annie Rosenzweig, International Research Institute on Jewish Women's Studies.
International Research Institute for Jewish Women's Studies <sterny@brandeis.edu>
Waltham, MA USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 14:52:04 (EDT)

I wish to be registered with the Bassatine News so as to be able to intercomunicate with others from Egypt I was born in Cairo in 1932 (daher) Went to school at the English Mission College in Kubbeh Near Heli- opolis roxy cinema. Left school in 1948 and left Egypt in October 1957. My last work office was The Joseph Lindell Co. and migrated to Melbourne Australia in1958. Iwould like to get in contact with some of my class mates (Also non Jews) such as Hassan Khadr, Samir Debbas, Helmi Hamdolla, Adib Andraous,as well as other students. I used to be knowned in college as Levy IX due to too numerous Levys in school in that era. I am really look forward to receiving your E-Mails from however and wherever. G-d bless you all
MAURICE JACQUES LEVY <Levys@bigpond.com>
Melbourne , Vic AUSTRALIA - Sunday, August 01, 1999 at 00:18:36 (EDT)

I'm looking for the Nahon name.My grandmother ROSE was killed when my mother was 4years old in Lebanon where she lived after she was married to MOSHE Matalon.Around1909 .The family lived in alexandria and cairo.
J. Marx <joyce@artsci.net>
USA - Friday, July 30, 1999 at 19:11:06 (EDT)

Hi I was born in 1952. I had lived during my childhood in a town in Egypt called Belbeis in the Sharkeya Governorate. I have read that this town has a long history, and that many big jewish families had live there since long. But now I can see no jewish families. I even read that there was a synagogue in Belbeis, but I could not find out where that synsgogue was. Anybody who had lived in Belbeis or at least has roots in Belbeis send me email please as I am studying the history of my Town.
Tarek Eldeib <tarekkd@link.com.eg>
Cairo, EG Egypt - Friday, July 30, 1999 at 18:59:51 (EDT)

MY NAME IS CELY MALKI - I WAS BORN IN CAIRO IN 1946 - I WENT TO THE LYCEE - I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO ANY OF MY DEAR FRIENDS - IF MY NAME RING A BELL DOWN MEMORY LANE PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE. I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA (SYDNEY) - JETINTL@HOTMAIL.COM BEST REGARDS CELY MALKI BENCHOAM.
Cely Malki Benchoam <jetintl@hotmail.com>
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Monday, July 19, 1999 at 03:06:41 (EDT)

Could you please let me know if you have any information about the BLOOM family that owned hotel CENTRAL in Cairo at the beginning of the 20th. century Thanks Suzy
Galia Jenshel <galia@networx.net.au>
USA - Monday, July 19, 1999 at 02:59:26 (EDT)

Hllo, my name is Jo�lle Rouchou, I am a journalist in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil. I was born in ALexandria, at the end of 1956 and my family (Moully and Rouchou) left Egypt un march/april 1957. I am doing a PhD in Communication and ethnic USP (S�o Paulo University) and my these is about the imigration of the jews from Egypt to Rio de Janeiro. So, I found that great web pag, and would like to be informed about the new visitors, and the new informations of the site. I need pictures of ALexadria until 1957, so I can have documents for my work. I would love to see my father and mother names on the page: mother: Doris Rouchou (daughter of Salomon and Fortun�e Moully) father: Samuel Victor Rouchou (son of Victor Rouchou and Rachel Benveniste Rouchou) The Moully used to live at the Oreco Building, at Saad Zaglul St, (Alexandria) Expecting to hear from you soon, Truly, Joelle Joelle Rouchou Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 15:35:10 (EDT)
Joelle Rouchou <jrouchou@uol.com.br>
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 23:58:40 (EDT)

I was the last one of my family to be born in Alexandria. When we left ,in 1949 I was just 4 months old and did not have any personal memories of my birthplace. I, together with my brothers and sisters, grew up in Paris. I received a typical french education and Arabic was the language of my parents's secrets , needless to say, I did not speak it. However,I always had the feeling that I was part of that very special culture.Our parents accent,our special foods, our respectfull behaviours with older people,our concern for all family members(even the ones we did not know),my father's authoritarian ways,my mothers hoovering over us always bringing that sens of safety and love to us(sometimes we felt it was too heavy)and many other things that always kept me aware of my origin. At the age of 17 I left France and went to Israel to join the IDF. That was an experience that I will never forget.I was on my own for the first time in my life,no bossy father, no overcaring mother(I am certain she was worried 24 hours a day for me),just me in a kiboutz . I soon learned Hebrew and in October 1966 I finally entered the service.Then something happened,in the eyes of the other soldiers and people around me,because of my name "Abergel" I was grantedly taken for a Moroccan.This made me realise that the Jews of Egypt were realy a mixture from many countries and their only communality was that very distinctive egyptian caracter and the adoption of the french language as their own. When I came to America I finaly met most of my relatives, there is still some in other countries that I haven't met yet.Today I am very aware,in a country that is made up of many different ethnic group,of my own ethnicity. My children are born here and I think that their ethnicity will melt in the American melting pot and we truely are the last generations to belong. I would like to corespond and share on this and other subjects. Robert Abergel ROBERGEL@YAHOO.com Bellevue, WA, USA .

PS:any info about relatives(Alexandria,Abergel,Cohen,Penias Wahnounou)are welcome.
Robert Abergel <ROBERGEL@YAHOO>COM>
Seattle, WA USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 06:12:59 (EDT)

Happy that Claudette (who posted here) told me about this site. We, the Belilos family, left Egypt early 1957 and settled in Israel. I now live here in Canada but kept my bonds with Israel - Israel is something that enters your heart and blood forever. Thank you for creating this site. Best regards, Claire
Claire Belilos <chic@easytraining.com>
Vancouver, BC Canada - Sunday, July 04, 1999 at 21:12:11 (EDT)

I WAS BORN IN EGYPT LEFT IN 1954, RETURNED IN 1994. I VISITED THE OLD SYNAGOGUE AND WAS SEARCHED AT THE ENTRANCE BY A POLICEMAN. I WOULD NOT GO BACK,BY THE WAY THE NEW OPERA HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL.
CLAUDETTE DAYAN <cdayan@infoserve.net>
VANCOUVER BC, CANADA - Sunday, July 04, 1999 at 18:40:26 (EDT)

I'll be going to Cairo in one week to seek out the building which my grandfather, Maurice Menasche, built fifty years ago. These building include the old Cairo Opera House, which was burned down in the Fifties. I was happy to find this site, and would be interested in talking with anyone knowledgable about Cairo architecture, or the Opera House.
Jacques Menasche <jmenasche@yahoo.com>
New York, Ny USA - Sunday, July 04, 1999 at 13:54:09 (EDT)

We left Egypt in 1956 and 1957 together with many other Jews at the time of the mass exodus. We live in Melbourne (Australia). Some ten years or so we had the opportunity to fly from Tel Aviv to Cairo and spent a few days revisiting our youth! We simultaneously faced so many changes and so few changes. The crowds, the dirt, the sun, we also so the Synagogue, the Lycee, Groppi, etc... I do hope you have the opportunity to also revisit Cairo.
Claude & Aviva Bentata <joeclaude@hotmail.com>
Melbourne, Australia - Saturday, July 03, 1999 at 20:48:58 (EDT)

this is a wonderful site ,my personal wishes. i left egipt when i was two years old, from all the big family remains only me and my brother unfortunately i dont know much about our culture , but i try to feed my self as much as i can, because even if i am a refugee, and i dont have any memory left from our life, i feel that i defenetely belong to our jewish egipt culture. if there is someone who would like to share his experience with me i would be happy . thank you . clemente hazzan milano, italy - Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at 17:54:49 (EDT) ------------------------------------------------------
Clement Hazzan <clhazzan@tin.it>
Milano, Italy - Thursday, June 17, 1999 at 01:29:23 (EDT)

I found your site very informative.My parents left Cairo in 1961 and my Grandfather had a store in Cairo called Moise Douek & Sons.(apparently a very popular store back then)Keep up the great work!
Steven Douek <opulence@total.net>
Montreal, pq Canada - Tuesday, December 21, 1999 at 01:57:04 (EST)

I was born in 1939. My name is CLAUDIE ALPHANDARY. I attended the Lycee Francais in Alexandria then Le Lycee de L'Union Juive. Would dearly like to hear from some of my old time school friends, or anybody else that remembers me. I have lived in Australia since 1957. My e-mail address is : reineclaude@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God Bless. Claudie.
Claudie Alphandary <reineclaude@hotmail.com>
Sydney, nsw Australia - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 08:03:09 (EDT)

I was born in 1939. My name is CLAUDIE ALPHANDARY. I attended the Lycee Francais in Alexandria then Le Lycee de L'Union Juive. Would dearly like to hear from some of my old time school friends, or anybody else that remembers me. I have lived in Australia since 1957. My e-mail address is : reineclaude@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God Bless. Claudie.
Claudie Alphandary <reineclaude@hotmail.com>
Sydney, nsw Australia - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 07:59:56 (EDT)

I was born in 1939. My name is CLAUDIE ALPHANDARY. I attended the Lycee Francais in Alexandria then Le Lycee de L'Union Juive. Would dearly like to hear from some of my old time school friends, or anybody else that remembers me. I have lived in Australia since 1957. My e-mail address is : reineclaude@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God Bless. Claudie.
Claudie Alphandary <reineclaude@hotmail.com>
Sydney, nsw Australia - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 07:58:32 (EDT)

I was born in 1939. My name is CLAUDIE ALPHANDARY. I attended the Lycee Francais in Alexandria then Le Lycee de L'Union Juive. Would dearly like to hear from some of my old time school friends, or anybody else that remembers me. I have lived in Australia since 1957. My e-mail address is : reineclaude@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God Bless. Claudie.
Claudie Alphandary <reineclaude@hotmail.com>
Sydney, NNNnsw Australia - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 07:56:45 (EDT)

Hello, I am writing on behalf of the International Research Institute for Jewish Women's Studies at Brandeis University, MA, U.S.A. At this institute, we are trying to compile a database of notable Jewish women, Jewish female educators, Jewish Women's organizations, and Jewish women leaders from all over the world. We desperately need more data on Jewish women from Egypt. If someone on the executive board could email us any names and email addresses, we would be most grateful. In particular, we are trying to find Carmen Weinstein's email address. Could you please email it to us? Thank you very much for your time. Annie Rosenzweig, International Research Institute on Jewish Women's Studies.
International Research Institute for Jewish Women's Studies <sterny@brandeis.edu>
Waltham, MA USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 14:52:04 (EDT)

I wish to be registered with the Bassatine News so as to be able to intercomunicate with others from Egypt I was born in Cairo in 1932 (daher) Went to school at the English Mission College in Kubbeh Near Heli- opolis roxy cinema. Left school in 1948 and left Egypt in October 1957. My last work office was The Joseph Lindell Co. and migrated to Melbourne Australia in1958. Iwould like to get in contact with some of my class mates (Also non Jews) such as Hassan Khadr, Samir Debbas, Helmi Hamdolla, Adib Andraous,as well as other students. I used to be knowned in college as Levy IX due to too numerous Levys in school in that era. I am really look forward to receiving your E-Mails from however and wherever. G-d bless you all
MAURICE JACQUES LEVY <Levys@bigpond.com>
Melbourne , Vic AUSTRALIA - Sunday, August 01, 1999 at 00:18:36 (EDT)

I'm looking for the Nahon name.My grandmother ROSE was killed when my mother was 4years old in Lebanon where she lived after she was married to MOSHE Matalon.Around1909 .The family lived in alexandria and cairo.
J. Marx <joyce@artsci.net>
USA - Friday, July 30, 1999 at 19:11:06 (EDT)

Hi I was born in 1952. I had lived during my childhood in a town in Egypt called Belbeis in the Sharkeya Governorate. I have read that this town has a long history, and that many big jewish families had live there since long. But now I can see no jewish families. I even read that there was a synagogue in Belbeis, but I could not find out where that synsgogue was. Anybody who had lived in Belbeis or at least has roots in Belbeis send me email please as I am studying the history of my Town.
Tarek Eldeib <tarekkd@link.com.eg>
Cairo, EG Egypt - Friday, July 30, 1999 at 18:59:51 (EDT)

MY NAME IS CELY MALKI - I WAS BORN IN CAIRO IN 1946 - I WENT TO THE LYCEE - I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO ANY OF MY DEAR FRIENDS - IF MY NAME RING A BELL DOWN MEMORY LANE PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE. I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA (SYDNEY) - JETINTL@HOTMAIL.COM BEST REGARDS CELY MALKI BENCHOAM.
Cely Malki Benchoam <jetintl@hotmail.com>
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Monday, July 19, 1999 at 03:06:41 (EDT)

Could you please let me know if you have any information about the BLOOM family that owned hotel CENTRAL in Cairo at the beginning of the 20th. century Thanks Suzy
Galia Jenshel <galia@networx.net.au>
USA - Monday, July 19, 1999 at 02:59:26 (EDT)

Hllo, my name is Jo�lle Rouchou, I am a journalist in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil. I was born in ALexandria, at the end of 1956 and my family (Moully and Rouchou) left Egypt un march/april 1957. I am doing a PhD in Communication and ethnic USP (S�o Paulo University) and my these is about the imigration of the jews from Egypt to Rio de Janeiro. So, I found that great web pag, and would like to be informed about the new visitors, and the new informations of the site. I need pictures of ALexadria until 1957, so I can have documents for my work. I would love to see my father and mother names on the page: mother: Doris Rouchou (daughter of Salomon and Fortun�e Moully) father: Samuel Victor Rouchou (son of Victor Rouchou and Rachel Benveniste Rouchou) The Moully used to live at the Oreco Building, at Saad Zaglul St, (Alexandria) Expecting to hear from you soon, Truly, Joelle Joelle Rouchou Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 15:35:10 (EDT)
Joelle Rouchou <jrouchou@uol.com.br>
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 23:58:40 (EDT)

Can you advise whether a genealogical database exists for Jews from Egypt ?
Dr Ivor Epstein <Hocross@bigpond.com>
Sydney, NSW Australia - Wednesday, June 02, 1999 at 07:30:48 (EDT)

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