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Index of Jewish Surnames Found in 20th Century Cairo – Updated December 2022

Filed Under Crowdsourcing, Indexing Projects, Mediterranean, Surnames By Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch on December 6, 2020

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The last two decades have witnessed a remarkable surge of publications, both academic and literary, about Jewish life in Egypt during the 20th century. The latest is the Ph.D. thesis by Dr.Liat Maggid Alon from the Ben Gurion University, a summary of which appeared recently. (See, Liat Maggid Alon, The Jewish Bourgeoisie of Egypt in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: Modernity, Socio-Cultural Practices, and Oral Testimonials, Jama‘a, vol. 24, 2019, pp.7-32) .

The summary reviews most of those recent studies and points out the paucity of archival sources as the current geopolitical circumstances prevent access to them, not only in Egypt but through the whole Middle East. This is a serious hurdle for researchers who wish to focus more on personal narratives rather than on general trends or to look into the human structures of organizations and the individuals who were members of them. In other words, they need surnames and given names to analyze who is who, what is his or her religious or ethnic background, and what can be learned and extracted from them.

The Jewish community in Cairo (as well as in Alexandria and Port Said) during the first half of the 20th century is an example in place. There is no central depository or database which is accessible. Some of the documents of the Jewish Community which found their way out such as those at Yeshiva University in New York deal mainly with Jewish education and community affairs.

The same may be said about the “Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People”( http://cahjp.nli.org.il/content/egypt) in Jerusalem which is in possession of the same kind of materials. The main problem with those materials is that they deal mainly with the community’s dignitaries and Jewish schools and education. The Central Zionist Archive (CZA)in Jerusalem possesses lists of Egyptian Jews who emigrated to Israel but without mentioning their cities of origin. The Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC) has some lists of Egyptian Jews but with no city of origin. Those lists represent only a fraction of the Egyptian Jews because many of them were holders of European passports (Italian, British, French, Greek, and Spanish) and left Egypt independently and were not in contact with those organizations. This is the place to mention that only half of the Egyptian Jews made their way to Israel while the rest settled mainly in the USA, Brazil. Argentina, France, Italy, and Australia.

This paper intends to fill those lacunae and lists the surnames of the Jewish families, Sephardic and Ashkenazi and the Karaites, which resided in Cairo from the turn of the 20th century with a brief survey of the available sources which were consulted and used to construct such an index.

The main source for harvesting Jewish surnames are the two weeklies in French that were published in the city between 1918-1945: “Israel” and “L’Aurore”. They are scanned and can be viewed on the website of the National Library of Israel. They can be searched online by OCR technique which, because of the print quality, misses a considerable number of surnames.

The fact that many surnames are spelled in a variety of ways necessitates a creative search methodology. However, the major drawback of these two weeklies is that they focus on Jewish communal life, institutions and Jewish schools and organizations. Unfortunately, many Jewish kids did not attend Jewish schools, and their parents were not donors to Jewish organizations and institutions, thus they fell beyond the coverage of the Jewish press.

The second source is the personal memoir books by authors who grew up in Cairo, some of whom drew literary praise and positive coverage by the media. However, they are very poor in providing surnames.  The Farhi’s Family website “Les Fleurs de L’Orient” has a large index of families that are related to the Farhi family by marriage. The index notes the place of birth, residence or death of each indexed individual thus constituting an additional source for Cairo Jewish surnames.

Another important source is the different Egyptian business and telephone directories but they require careful scrutiny to dig out the Jewish surnames keeping again in mind that only a fraction of the city’s Jews are listed in them.

The Bassatine Cairo Cemetery is only partially and indexed here and covers some 19th-century graves but can barely contribute any useful data. See

MyHeritage offers only a small fraction of Cairo surnames and so does Findagrave website (55 graves). Yad Vashem’s database of pages of testimony offers also some surnames of victims who were born in Cairo as does the Jewish Genealogical Family Finder and also the JewishGen SIG archives.

The most promising and fast-developing source is social media, namely the several Facebook groups of Egyptian Jews which offer quick communication around the globe:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Egyptianjews/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/189099621661090/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/696709837127562/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1528403684101271/

The language of communication in most of them is Hebrew, French, Portuguese, English, and Arabic (some Egyptians contribute photos and comments). Many of the participants were born in Cairo and attended elementary schools there in the 1950s and hail from families that are not mentioned in the weeklies above mentioned. Their contribution to the surnames collecting process is significant as they are able to shed a light about the origin of the family before arrival to Cairo, which is a critical component for the further stages of genealogical research.

A few weeks ago (Spring 2021) an unexpected new source was brought to our attention by Mr. Didier Frenkel from Paris- “The 1938 Annual Report of the Ashkenazi Community in Cairo”. This document lists from page 16 onward the names of all the payers of the community’s membership fees. It added a handsome number of surnames hitherto untracked elsewhere and also provided a clue to surnames which are not there. Nevertheless, it does not include the surnames of Ashkenazi Jews who for one reason or another either were not members or did not pay the annual membership fees. The report was posted recently in the files of the Hebrew Facebook group of Egyptian Jews  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1528403684101271

Another interesting source which came to light recently is:

GeneaFrance Egyptian Death Data Base

 This is a very interesting feature of the French Genealogy Portal listing people who were born in Egypt and died in France. It details the birth date, the city of birth in Egypt and the date and place of death in France.  It contains Jewish surnames which somehow are not included or do not figure in any of the previous sources. Their main advantage is indicating the place of birth in Egypt.

https://geneafrance.com/?v=EGYPTE&i=99301#

Using all those sources yielded, so far, 2,187 surnames can be reviewed in the attached table. The Karaite surnames are marked K.  This is by no means a complete list and it is hoped that more will be supplemented by readers who have an intimate knowledge of the city. The period between the turn of the 20th century and the end of WW1 still requires more efforts to close the lacunae caused by the absence of available sources. As previously noted, many surnames were spelled in various ways and an attempt was made to keep them together, with few exceptions in case of doubt. Considering the fact that at its peak the community amounted to around 40,000 members (See Dario Miccoli, Histories of the Jews of Egypt: AnImagined Bourgeoisie, 1880s-1950s (London and New York: Routledge, 2015), p.5) this high number of surnames reflects the dynamic mobility of the Jews in and out of the city. During my initial steps, I consulted several people who were born in Cairo and could provide surnames they remember. I would like to mention them by name: Dr. Ruth Kimche, Ilana Nahmias (the widow of Victor Nahmias), Alain Farhi, Ambassador(ret.) David Sultan, and the late Mayor of Nes Tziona Yossi Shvo (Shababo). Their help gave me a critical boost. I thank them all.

Index of Surnames Found in 20th Cairo (updated December 2022)

Aaron  
Abada
Abadia
Aballi
Abani/Abbani
Abastado  
Abbadi/Abadi/Abadie
Abboud/Aboud
Abd El Wahed   K
Abdalla
Abdelwahed
Abemaior/Abemayor  
Abhari  
Abigador  
Abignoli/Abinioli  
Abner
Aboaf  
Aboba/Haboba/Habuba
Abolaffio  
Abou  Seif
Abou Yaman
Abouaman
Abouassal
Aboudara
Aboudy/i
Abouharoun
Aboulafia    
Abourachid
Abourbih/Abourbieh
Aboutboul/Abouteboul
Abram 
Abramovitz
Abramsky
Abramson 
Abras
Abravanel
Abrevaya
Abromovitch   
Abuqamar
Abzalik
Acco 
Acher 
Achouche
Ackawi
Ackrich/Akresh
Acobas
Acobas/Accobas
Acort/Accort
Adani
Adda
Adelfang
Aderet/Adereth
Ades
Adler
Adout/Adot
Afif/Affif  
Aflalo     
Afoumado
Afrangui   K
Agami  
Aghababa   
Aghigha/Aguiga/Haguiga/Aghigha
Aghion/Agion
Agi
Agranat    
Aguib  
Aharon/Aron/Aaron
Aisen
Akerib/Akereb/Ekerib
Aknin/e
Akouka
Aladjem
Alalouf
Alapron
Alassal   K
Alazraki
Albagli
Albala
Albeldas
Albert
Albo
Albouker 
Alcalai/y 
Alcee/Alsay
Alchevsky
Alexander  
Alfie/Alfia
Alfille    
Algazi
Alhadef/Alhadeff/Alkadefe
Alhanati/Elkanati  
Alhellu  K 
Aliman
Alitensi  
Allouan
Allouf
Almosnino
Alnasi     K 
Alpern
Alphandary/Alphandery 
Alsabi’  K
Alshami  K   
Altaras
Altaresco  
Altchouler
Alterman   
Altman/n
Altoukhi      K 
Alvo
Alzaid  K 
Alzayyat  K  
Alzayyat K   
Amarillio
Ambache  
Ambar
Amiel
Amiga
Amiras
Ammar
Amrani
Amzallak
Anani/Alanani  K
Anavy
Anbar
Ancari
Ancona
Angel
Anounou 
Antar
Antebi
Anzarout
Appak
Appel   
Appelbaoum
Appelblat
Aptekman/n  
Aqua
Arab
Aramati
Arar
Aratchi
Arazi
Arbib/v
Arditi
Argi/y
Argile
Argoetti/Aroughetti/Arughetti
Arias/Aris
Arie
Ariel  
Arioni
Aripol/Arripol 
Arochas/Arotchas/Arottchas
Aronson  
Arouas/Arwas
Aroueni
Aroussi
Artom
Ascher
Asfar
Aslan        K                
Assa
Assael
Assayas
Assin/Hassin/Assine
Assis
Ataki 
Atlan
Atoun
Atrach
Attach 
Attal
Attar
Attard
Attias
Attie
Aussibel 
Avayou/Avoyou
Averbouch/Averbuch/c/Avrbach
Avigdor
Aviges
Avissar
Axelrod 
Axler  
Ayoub
Ayyub    K 
Azar
Azarad/Azerad
Azaria  
Azatchi
Azgour  
Azhari 
Azial     K  
Azizo
Azoff H
Azoubel
Azoulai/y
Azouz
Azuelos 
Babani
Bach
Bachman  ??
Backner  
Badaf 
Badah
Baghdadi/Bogdadi/Bogdadli
Bahar
Bahari  
Bahbout  
Bahlawan  K  
Bahloul
Bajayo
Bajocchi
Bakchi  
Bakiche/Baquich/Baquiche
Balan/Blan 
Balassiano
Balboul
Baleli/Balleli
Balestra
Ballas
Balloul
Balon  
Balzer 
Bambadji   
Bambanaste?  Benvenisti????
Bandah    K
Banker
Banna
Banoun
Baquiche  
Barad   
Baradon
Baragan
Barazani   
Barbey
Barchman/Barkman  
Barcilon/Barcillon
Barda
Bardach   
Bardak
Barder 
Baredes/Beredes 
Barkey/Barki/Barky/Barqui
Barlie
Barnatan
Barocas 
Baroukh/Barukh/Barouk
Barzel   
Barzelay/Barzilai
Bas    
Basin
Baski
Basri
Bassan
Bassat
Bassrawi
Battino
Bayer  
Bazini
Becker  
Beda/Beida/Beyda
Beer
Behar
Behor/Bekhor/
Beinisch/Beinish 
Beja          
Belachovsky/I Belahovsky/Belahowsky 
Belan
Belbel
Belilos
Bellaiche ?
Belleli
Bempechat/Benpechat
Ben Bachat
Ben Lassin
Ben Mayor  
Ben Schimen
Benacher
Benadava
Benaderette/Benadretti
Benardouth
Benario
Benaroio/Benaroyo  
Benattar/Benatar
Benayah
Benbagi
Benchabat
Benchaoul
Benchoam
Benchoam  
Benchoua
Benderli/Benderly  
Bendetovitch  
Bendetovitch    
Benedetto
Benezra
Benghiat
Benghira
Beniacar/Benyacar  
Beniste
Benjama
Benjamin/Benyamin
Bennaim/Benaim
Benno  
Bennoun/Benoun
Benrey  
Benroubi/Benrubi
Benrouhi
Benscitrit/Benshitrit 
Benshabat
Bensimon
Bension/Benzion
Bensoussan
Bentata
Benusiglio 
Benvalid/Benwalid/Benvalide
Benveniste/Benvenisti  
Benyada/Begnada
Benzakein/Benzaken
Benzev  
Benzonana   
Beraha
Bercovich/Bercovitch/Berkovitch
Bercovsky
Berdogo/Berdougo
Beressi
Berger  
Berggrunn
Berkelhammer   
Berlinerblau
Berman  
Bernadonte
Bernard  
Bernstein  
Bersano
Bert 
Bertil
Berzani  
Besnainou 
Besso       
Betesh/Bteish/Btesh
Betito
Betrana 
Bettelheim  
Beydon
Biabicoff
Bialobos
Bianco
Bibas/Bivas
Biberman/n 
Bichiri    
Biggotti
Bigio/Biggio/Bijo
Billig  
Bimsenstein  
Binstock  
Birahel
Birger
Birriotti
Bismut 
Bistri
Bitchacho
Bitchatchi??
Bitran
Bitton
Bizaoui
Bladro
Blanck
Blanco
Blank 
Blattner
Blau  
Bless    
Blomberg
Bloom  
Blum  
Blumenthal  
Blumenzweig  
Blustein
Blutstein  
Boccara
Bochi
Bogatch  
Bogdadli/Bogdadly
Bohler
Boider
Bokay/Bokey  
Bokhor    
Bolaffi    
Boletine
Bolotin/Bolotino
Bomfil/Bonfil
Bonan
Bonavida/Buenovida
Bondi  
Bor     
Borchevsky 
Bordougo
Bornstein 
Boroda  
Borreda   
Boshi/Bouchi
Boss( Bavilski)
Botton
Bouana
Boucai/Bouccai
Bouker
Bourla
Bouskela 
Boussidan  
Bousso
Boutboul  
Braha/Brakha
Brakhiel
Brandenburg
Brandstatter
Brandt
Braticevitch  
Braude  
Braunstein  
Brecher/Bresher
Bregman/n 
Breitman
Bressi/Beressi
Brimberg  
Brisk    
Bromberg  
Bronstein
Brudo/Brodo
Bruschtein  
Buchinger     
Buchszpan/Bukszpan  
Bueno/Boeno/Boueno
Buenos
Burger  
Busnach/Buznack  
Busuttil  
Butkiewicz
Cabaler
Cabasso/Kebasso
Cabelli/Kabili/Cabili
Cadranel
Cafri
Calamaro
Calderon
Caleb
Calef/Caleff/Calleff
Caliskerr
Calma
Calomiti
Calvi  
Caman ?
Camhi
Campos  ???
Canakas
Candiotti
Canello
Caneri 
Canetti  
Cantoni
Capalouto/Capeluto/Kapiloto
Capoya 
Capsouto
Carab
Caralli
Carasso
Cardoni/Cardonis  
Cardosso/Cardozo
Carmon
Carmona
Caro
Carpenter 
Casati
Casimir 
Caspi
Cassab
Cassis
Cassuto  
Castel
Castelli
Castoriano
Castro
Cattach/Catache/Catach
Cattan
Cattaoui
Catz  
Cauchti
Cazes
Cemtob
Cesana
Chaachoua/Schachoua/Schachoua
Chaba
Chababo/Shababo  
Chabi  
Chabot
Chaci
Chafran /Chaffran 
Chaker
Chaki/y
Chalabi
Chalabo
Chalem
Chalom
Chamass
Chame/Chami
Chamla
Chammaa/Chammah, Chammaa, Chama, Chamah
Chammas  K
Chams   
Chamula
Chamy
Channa
Chapira/Shapirah/Shapera/Shapira/Shapiro/Chapiro
Char
Charabani/Charbani
Charfi  
Charkas 
Charki
Chattah    
Chaussman
Chayo   
Chazan/Hazan  
Chehata   
Cheheb
Chehiar   
Cheleba
Chelomo
Chelomowitch
Chemaya
Chemess/Chemes
Chemi   ???
Chemla
Cheni  
Cheni/Chyni
Chentob/Chemtob
Chepeline
Cherez
Cherezli/y /Chéresli/Chrzely/i  
Chermoski
Chertner
Cheteaoui
Chetrit
Chibly/Chibli 
Chiha
Chimchilachevili
Choffer
Chohet/Shohet
Chomali ?
Chomer
Chonchoul
Choua
Chouchan/Chuchan
Chouchani
Choueka
Chouela/Chouella
Choueri    
Choufan
Chouicha
Chpitalnik  
Chrager
Chrem/Schreim
Chteoui/Shtewi/Schettewi
Chulman
Cicurel
Ciprut  
Citron 
Citron                
Claritin
Clement
Clumeck
Cochti
Coen
Coenca
Coffer
Cogonelli
Cohanoff  
Cohen  
Cohenca
Cohen-Sabban
Cohn  
Cohn-Galatz 
Combriel  
Conencas
Confini
Corbo
Cordonis  
Cori/y/Corry
Corinne
Coronel
Costa
Costi/Coshti
Cosy
Cougno
Coussa
Crespi
Crespin/Crispin
Croub  Keroub???
Cudsis
Curiat/Coriatt 
Curiel/
Daadouch/Dahdouch
Dabbah   K
Dabbour
Dabiba
Dabila
Dadone
Daffa  
Dahan
Dalva
Damer
Dana
Dangour/Dankour
Danhi   
Daniel
Danon
Danous
Daoud
Darmon/Dermon
Darr  
Darwiche         K                        
Darzi
Dassa
Dattelzweig 
Dattner 
Datzi  
David
Davidoff/Davidouv
Davidovitch
Davidson  
Dayan
de Angeli
De Farro
de Heller
De Medina
De Nardo
Debbas 
Deitz  
Del Bourgo
Delia
Dente/Dentes/Dentis
Dessau   
Dessberg  
Deutch
Diamand/t/te 
Dichi/Dichy/Dishy
Didio
Dik
Diragui
Djamour/Djammour
Djeddah/Jedda    
Djemal
Djeraldine
Djivré   
Djouma
Dogno/Donio
Donati 
Donchin
Dorf
Dorra  
Douek/Dwek
Douenias
Dubensky/Dubinsky
Duggan
Ebbo
Edelstein  
Edrei   
Eframoff/Efranoff
Eisenberg  
El Kays
El Tanani   K
El Tofahi     K
Elbaz
Elbo
Elfassi
Elgazzar  K
Elhay
Eli/Elie/Ely
Eliachar  
Eliah/Elia
Eliahou   K
Eliakim/Elyakim
Eliakine
Elias 
Eliezer
Elimelek
Elisaroff
Ellenhorn  
Ellinsky
Elmaleh
El-Melik
Elnecave
Elsergani
Elstein/Elsteine 
Ely
Elysee
Eman
Emano/Emmano
Eminente
Engel
Engolz  
Eni  
Epstein
Eraki  
Eranoff
Erdstein
Ernstein
Errera     
Escojido
Escovitch
Eskaki  
Eskenazi/ Skinazi/Eschinazi
Eskiiya
Espiedra           
Espina
Esquinazi
Esses  
Ezra
Ezran
Ezri
Faber   
Fahn
Fahouna/Fahuna
Faighes 
Fais
Faldini ???
Falk  
Falksohn   
Faraggi
Farah
Farahat
Faraj/g       K                                     
Farber   
Fargeon
Farhi
Faskha (Antebi)
Fathi
Fayman
Fecholovitch
Fefes
Feiles   
Feinstein 
Feldman   
Feldstein  
Felman   
Feninger
Fenner  
Feny
Ferger
Fermo
Fermon  
Fernandez
Ferouz K
Ferro
Fetaya/Fetiya/Ftaya/Fettaya
Feumado
Fichelovitch/Fischelovitz/Fishelovich  
Ficher/Fisher  
Fichman/Fishman  
Fieldman
Fifio
Figli
Filfil   K   
Filus   
Finkelstein  
Finzi
Fiorentino
Fis/Fiss/e
Fish
Fishtein
Flattau
Fligelman
Foa/Foua/Fua
Fonstein
Forster  
Forte
Fosfos/Fousfous
Fraggi/Fragi
Frais  
Francia
Franco
Frangi/Franji/ El Frangui/El Afranki
Frank   
Frankel/Frenkel 
Frankforter  
Freiman/n  
Fresco
Freundlich
Frewa
Fridlis    
Friedmann/Friedman  
Frizmant
Frumkin/e
Fuchs  
Fuks 
Gaan   
Gabbai  
Gabbay/Gubbay/Gabay
Gadalia/Ghedalia/Guedaliah
Gadol  
Gaguine    Dayan 
Gahtan   
Galane    
Galante
Galanti
Galapo
Galimidi
Galipoliti H
Galitzenstein 
Gallico
Gallo
Galoub
Gamal/Jamal/Gammal
Gamil     K
Gamili  
Gandel
Gandour/Ghandour
Gandus
Gani/Ganni
Ganon  
Gaon
Garazi
Garboua/Garbua    K
Garfinkel/Garfunkel
Garguir/Guarguir
Gariani/Ghariani/Gheriani
Garozzo
Garpatch
Garpaten
Gategno/Gattegno/Cattegno/
Gategno/Gattegno/Cattegno/Gatineau
Gemal   
Gerassi
Gershon/Gherson 
Gerson 
Gesua
Ghaten
Ghazal   
Gherman/n  
Gherson/Guerschon
Ghighi/Guigui
Ghindes/Gindes/Ghindis
Gholam/Golam
Ghoslan/Gozlan
Giacomo ????
Gila  
Gilman
Gilowitz
Ginsburg  
Gisri 
Gitinsky
GittelmanGittelmann/Guitelman  
Glanz 
Glaser/Glasser
Glevitchover/Glovitschever/Glovitzover/Glowitzover
Gluckman
Glückstein   
Goar/Gohar
Golberg   
Gold     
Goldberg
Goldenberg  
Goldenstein 
Goldental/Goldenthal
Golder   
Goldhaber
Goldman 
Goldner   
Goldring  
Goldschind  
Goldstein  
Goldstone  
Goliger/Golliger 
Goloub
Gomel/Gommel
Gomri
Gonet
Gouldin
Gozlan
Grabavetzky 
Gracien
Grad  
Grassiano  ?
Grave
Grazi  
Graziloff
Gredseloff 
Green
Greenblatt/Grunblatt
Grego
Gresdloff
Grespise
Gress/Greiss   ???
Griovihj/g
Grobstein   
Groover/Grouver
Gropper  
Gross  
Grumberg 
Grun  
Grunberg  
Grunfeld  
Grunspan
Grunstein  
Gruszka 
Gubes 
Guebali
Gued
Guehlani  
Guened
Guerchman/n
Guerstein  
Guetta
Guibli/Gibbli 
Guigui  
Guishner 
Guitelmann
Gutstein 
Guttman
Guzal
Gversman/Guerchmann
Habachi
Habert
Habib/Habif
Haboba/Aboba
Haboucha/Haboucha/Habboucha
Hacco/Haco/Acco
Haddad
Hadef    
Hadida
Hadjes/Hadges
Hafkin/e/Havkin
Hagag
Haguiga/Agiga
Haim/Haym 
Haimov   
Hais/Haiss  
Hakham
Hakim
Hakkak/Cohen Hakkak/Hakak  
Hakun/Hakoun/Hakoum
Halabi
Halala Cohen     
Halawani
Halfon
Halicz
Halifa
Hallack/Hallac/Hallak
Halpern
Hamaoui/Hammaoui/Hamawi
Hami/Hemy   
Hanan
Hanau
Hanawi
Handali
Hanein/Henein
Hanem
Hanna
Hanoka
Hanouni/Hanouna   
Hantower
Haqqi  K   
Hara
Harari
Harbon
Harmalin  
Harouche
Haroul
Haroun  K
Hart   
Haschi/Haski/Khaski/Hasky
Haskiel    
Hassan
Hassid/Chasside/Khassid   
Hassida 
Hassine/Hassin/Assin
Hasson/Chason
Hassoun
Hatchwell/l
Hatoun
Hattem
Hauer 
Hauf
Hawel/Hawell 
Hayat
Hayes
Hayina  K
Hayman/Heiman/Heman/Himan/Hyman
Hayon
Hayy
Hazak
Hazan
Hazi
Hazin 
Haziza
Hebi 
Heffes/Heffetz/Hefez/Heffez
Heifetz  
Heilperine       
Heiman 
Heinemann  
Helal
Heller
Helou/Helow
Helpman
Hemmo/Hemo
Hemsi
Hendi
Herdan
Herman
Hersch  
Herscovitch 
Herstein 
Hertzovitz/Herzovitz 
Herz  
Herzer
Herzog   
Heskel
Hess    
Hettena  
Heufler/Hoefler/Hoeffler
Heyman   
Hilmi
Hilpern   
Hindi
Hinhayat/Hinhayet
Hiqi      K 
Hirsch
Hirshmann  
Hoche
Hochman
Hochsinger
Hochstein
Hodara/Khodara
Hofberg/Hoffberg
Hofstein  
Holdstein  
Holinski
Hollaender/Hollender    
Holly
Holsberg/Holzberg  
Homosani
Homsi/Homsy
Honen
Hornstein  
Horovitz/Horowitz  
Hotimsky
Houllou
Houri/Khouri/Huri
Houtta/Houta/Hutta
Hozeir
Hurtig  
Husni  K  
Hussar
Hutler  
Ibrahim
Ichkinazi  
Idelsohn/Idelson 
Ingala  
Isacoff/Isacov
Isacovitch  
Iscaki/Iskaki
Iscandari/Iskandary/Eskandrani/Iskandrani
Iskin
Ismalun 
Israel
Issaevitch  
Istrou 
Izakson
Jabes/Yabes/Yahbes 
Jablonski/y
Jacob         K                       
Jacoel
Jaffe
Jaffet 
Jakobsohn  
James  
Jampolsky/Jompolsky    
Janco
Jancovitch/Jancovich/Jankovitch  
Jankelevitch  
Janovich  
Japeth  K   
Jehiel/Yehiel/Yekhiel
Jephet
Jeremitsky/Jeremitzki  
Jerushalmi
Jessula/Yessula
Jesua /Josue  
Joffe  
Joseph
Josipovici  
Jungfleisch  
Juri/Joury
Juster 
Kabariti
Kabbani
Kabbi/Kobbi  
Kabili
Kadoch
Kadous
Kahanoff 
Kahil  K
Kahla    K  
Kaire/i/y
Kaiserman/n 
Kalfa  
Kalif
Kalinovski/y   
Kalisker 
Kalma
Kalomiti
Kamal/Kamel   K
Kamar/Kammar
Kamenitz/Kaminitz
Kandel
Kann  ??
Kantarovitch  
Kantzer 
Kapelnicoff
Karaikou
Karmann
Kasarnovsky
Kassim
Kassin/Kassine
Kastenbaum 
Katz  
Kavitz??
Kazakoff
Kazlovski/Koslovsky/Kozlovsky
Kellerman
Kelmann  
Kenigsberg
Kerbel
Keroub
Kertzmann
Kessel
Kezwir 
Khafes  K
Khaffif
Khaleff
Khamisa   K   
Khayat/Khaiat
Khedouri
Khedr    K
Khettena  
Kholy    
Khoraief 
Khouzam 
Kilessi       
King
Kipnis/Kippnis/Kipinitz/Kitness??? 
Kivovitz
Klatchkin
Klein   
Kleiner  
Kleinman/n
Kless
Klumer
Knopper 
Kobbi/ El Kobby
Koblinsky  
Kobs  
Koch  
Kochman/Kochmann  
Kochnir/Kouchnir
Kodsi/Otsi?/Kutzi??     K
Koenig
Koffler/Kofler
Kogan/Cogan  
Kohanoff
Kohl  
Kohn  
Kommarof  
Koppel
Korah    
Kornstein 
Korsonski/Korsonsky 
Kossick
Kosterlitz  
Kott  
Kott   
Kozakov    
Kraiem
Krakovsky/Krakowsky  
Kramer  
Krancarger
Kraouze/Kraouz
Kraus/Krauss 
Krawitz
Kremer
Krichewski/Krischewsky
Kroiter/Kroitor  
Kuch  
Kuhn  
Kummel
Kunzler  
Kurzweil  
Labi
Lacerna     
Lagnado/Laniado/Legnado
Laham
Lahiani   
Lalouche
Lamberg
Lambert 
Lanchano/Lanciano/Lanshano
Landauer  
Landry
Landstein
Lapin/Lapine/ 
Laredo
Larose
Latif
Lavergne
Lazare
Lazrah
Lazzari 
Lebhar/Libhar
Leboich  
Lederfeind
Legziel
Lehine
Lehrer
Leibenthal  
Leibovici
Leibovitch/Leibovitz
Lekachmacher  
Lenz 
Leonzini/Leonsini
Levi/Levy
Levico
Levin/Levine
Levitin/Lewitin/n
Levkowitch 
Lewin 
Liakhovetzky   Liakhowetsky  
Liberman/Lieberman/n Libermann  
Lichaa/Lechaa             K
Lichanski/y
Lichtenstern
Lichtenthal/Lichtental  
Lidvan     
Liebhaber
Liebmann  
Liebshardt/Lipshardt   
Liepman
Lifschitz  
Limpolsky
Lipsky  
Lipson  
Liscovitch  
Littmann     
Litwak
Lobelson  
Loebl 
Loeve 
Lombroso
Lopatin  
Loulou
Louly  
Louria/Loria/Luria
Louza
Lowenthal  
Luft  
Lugol
Lusena
Luzzato
Maadeb
Maatouk
Machallah
Machbitz/Mashbitz  
Macheche/Machiche 
Machiah/Massiah
Madjar
Madmoun
Maggar/Maggiar 
Maghrabi
Mahleb
Maimon/Maymoun/Maimoun
Maio/Mayo
Maizel/Mayzel
Makemel
Makhlouf
Malalel
Maleh
Malka
Malki/Malky
Malla
Malloul   
Maly
Maman/e
Mandalaoui/Mandalawi
Mandelman/Mendelman 
Mandil
Manevitch    
Mangoubi   K
Mani/y
Mann 
Manoff  
Manopla
Mansi/Mansy
Mansour/Mansur
Mansoura  
Maratchi
Maravent/Maravente
Marbart  
Marc/Mars   
Marciano
Marco/ou
Marcopsky   
Marcos 
Marcovitch
Marder
Margoliach/Margoliash
Margolis
Margosches  
Margulies 
Mari          
Mariano
Mariansky 
Marzouk/Marzuq   K
Maslaton
Masliah/Mazliah
Masri/Missri?
Masseof
Massoiri/Massouari
Massouda      K
Matalon
Matarasso
Matsa/Matza/Mazza/
Mattalon/Mathalon
Mattatia
Mawas
Mayer 
Mayerhoff/Meyerhoff
Mayslitz  
Mayslitz/Mayzlitz
Mazaltob/Mazaltov
Mazaraki  
Mazer 
Mazloum
Mazon 
Mazuel 
Meallem
Mechemberg/Mechenberg/Meshemberg
Mechoulam  
Medina
Megalogoni
Mehadeb 
Mehani     
Mehller
Mehoudar
Mehrez
Meisel    
Mekamel/Mikamel
Melamed
Melek
Melih/Melikh
Meller
Mellul
Melo
Meman
Memran
Menache K
Menagued
Menahem
Menasce
Menasche/Menashe
Mendel
Menir
Menkes
Merg
Meriems 
Merzan  
Merzbach   
Mesk/Misk   
Messalem/Messallem  
Messeca/Messiqua
Messeri 
Meter
Meyer
Meyerhof   
Mezrahi  
Micha
Michaali/Michali
Michaan
Michaeloff  
Michalovits   
Mieli
Mifano
Mignoni
Mihrani
Milcher   
Milcher     
Miles
Milhem
Milman   
Miloslavsky  
Mimico
Minerbo
Minian
Mioni  
Mir/Myr
Mires
Misan/Mizan
Misrahi/Mizrahi
Miswari  
Mitchnik 
Mitrani 
Mitry
Mizrackee  
Mizzalis
Moadeb/Mohadeb/ Mohazeb
Modern  
Modiano
Moghnaghe/Mognage
Moghrabi
Moise 
Molho/Molkho
Moline
Molochnikoff   
Mondolfo 
Monet
Moni
Montalti
Montefiore  
Morabia
Morawetz  
Mordo/Mordou  
Mordoh/Mordokh    
Moreno
Morgenstern 
Mori/Mory
Moriniello
Moritz   
Moron
Morpurgo
Mortera
Mosche
Moscovitch   
Moses
Mosseku 
Mosseoff
Mosseri
Motro  
Mourad
Moussaf
Moyal
Muallem
Muhlberg 
Muhlmann
Murad    K
Musaffi   K 
Mustacchi
Myrza?
Nacamuli
Nacawa/Nakawa
Naccab/Nackab/Nakkab
Naci/Nassi/Nassy
Nada
Nadaf    
Nadel   
Naggar/Naggiar
Nahas  ?????
Nahmad/Nehmad
Nahman
Nahmani
Nahmias
Nahon   
Nahoum/Naoum
Nahum
Naim
Najar/Naggar
Nakab/Nackab
Namer
Naniche
Naon
Nar/Naar
Narinski
Narkirier 
Nash
Nasnas  K   
Nassel
Nasser
Nassi
Nassman/n  
Nassri
Natan/Nathan
Natenson/Nathanson
Nattman
Navarro
Navick  
Naxon
Nefoussi/Neffusy
Negri/Nagri
Negrin
Nehama
Neiger(Stephenson)
Neiman
Nesselstrauss
Nessembaum/Nissenbaum
Nessim/Nissim
Neumann  
Nevrouz
Nichelsberg /Nikelsberg
Niego
Nigno/Ninio
Nigri  ???
Nihayasi/Nahaissy
Nissan
Nono/Nounou
Nosseri
Nouna  K
Nunu       K  
Nuriel/Norael
Nusri  
Obermeister   
Obodovsky  
Ohanna   
Olifschon/Olifson
Omessi
Oppenheim
Orebi/Urabi
Orenstein   
Orsini
Ortasse
Orvieto 
Osmo
Ossidia
Otsi  
Ott    
Ouadiche 
Oudez/Oudiz
Oudsis/Outsis
Ouizman   
Oulanovsky 
Ovachiali
Ovadia/Obadia   K    
Ozari/Ozeri/Ozeiri
Ozon/Ouzon
Padova
Pagonis 
Pais
Palacci
Palombo
Panigel
Papert
Papo/Pappo
Papouchado
Pardes
Pardo
Pariente
Paritzky/i  
Paschkes  
Passoah
Passy
Pasvolsky
Patan
Pazlovsky
Pendrick/Peindrick/Peindrik
Pepi/Peppi
Perahia
Perahia      
Perera
Peres
Peretz
Perez
Perlo  
Perlow/v  
Peron/Perron 
Perrier
Pessah
Pessah K  
Pessahovitz
Pesso
Pessoua
Pezaro  
Picard  
Picciotto/de Picciotto
Piha/Picha
Pikevski  
Pikowsky  
Pilosoff
Pilpoul 
Pinette   
Pinhas
Pinkasfeld  
Pinto
Pipano
Piperno
Pisa
Pitchon
Pizante/Pizanti/Pijantyi
Platnick
Poliakin/Poliakine 
Poliakoff  
Policar/Polikar
Politi
Pollack/Pollak
Polonsky 
Ponpaji
Pontremoli
Poppel 
Portner?
Portos
Poupko
Preminger
Press 
Prezavent?  
Prinz   
Prizament  
Procaccia
Profeta/Profetta
Qais   
Qattan
Rabi/Rabih
Rabinowitz/ch   
Rabuch 
Racach/Raccah/Rokah
Racant 
Rachelin/Rachlin/Rahlin  
Radinger  
Raff  
Raffman
Raffoul
Rahmani
Raisman 
Raiss  
Rajski 
Rakeeb/Rakib  
Raphael
Rapp
Rasabi  
Rasson
Ravitz
Rawas
Rebez
Rechtman 
Redibaum/Reidiboym 
Regenstreif  
Reiche
Reichert
Reichmann  
Reinhart  
Rekhes 
Reuben
Reva/Revah
Richdi
Riches
Riesel  
Rieti
Rifla
Rikez/Riquez    
Rinkovitch
Riso Levi
Riveline
Rizk
Robert  
Rocca/Roccah/Rokach/Rokah
Rochverger  
Roditi/Roditti
Rodosli  
Rodrigue
Rodriguez
Roemer/Roemmer    
Rofe/Roffe
Roffman 
Rohverg
Roitz  ?
Rolo
Romano
Rosanes/Rossanes
Rosano/Rossano
Rosenbeck/Rosenbek
Rosenberg   
Rosenbloom/Rosenbloum/Rosenblum
Rosenbom     
Rosenfeld    
Rosenheck/Rosenhek   
Rosenrok/Rosenrock/Rosenroch
Rosenschwartz  
Rosenthal  
Rosenzweig  
Rossetti/Rossetto
Rossi
Rotchein
Rothenberg   
Rothfeld
Rothschild   
Rothstein
Rottenberg  
Rouben/Ruben
Roucho
Roud/Rudt   
Roumi /Roumy   
Rousseau/Rousso
Roverg
Rozanes  
Rubenlicht/Rubinlicht 
Rubin
Rubino
Rubinstein 
Rudman/n
Ruscio
Ryncovitch 
Saad  K   
Saada
Saadi
Saadia
Saadun/Sadoun
Sabah/Saba/Sabbah
Sabato (Agami)
Sabbagh
Sabban
Sabti/y
Sacal/Saccal/Sackal/Sakkal
Sacha 
Sachs  
Sadaqa/Sadka
Saddiq  K 
Sadovsky/I  Sadowsky   
Safdie/Savdie
Safir/Saphir 
Safra/Saffra/Savra
Safran 
Sagues
Sahal  
Sahalone
Sahyoum/ Sahyoun? 
Saidman/Seidman
Salam
Salama/Calama
Salamander 
Saleh
Salem
Salhani
Salina
Salinas
Salisse
Sallaly
Salomon
Salonicchio/Salonikio
Salti/y 
Saltiel
Salto
Saltoun
Samama
Samter
Sander 
Sandjak
Sanua
Saphir   
Saporta
Sapriel
Saragossi
Saraselsky  
Sarawesky
Sardas  
Sarfati/Sarfatti
Sarma
Sasson/Sassoon
Saul
Savariego
Savignoni 
Saydenberg
Sayegh
Scaba  
Scandarani  
Scava
Scemes
Scenazi/Scinazi/Schinasi/Schinazi/ /Skinazi/Skynazi
Schafferman 
Schamama  
Schamasch    
Schaoul/Shaool/Shaul
Schapira/Shapira
Schapirer  
Schechter
Schemeil
Schemuel
Schettewi 
Schiller
Schindler/Shindler 
Schlesinger/Shlezenger  
Schlimovitz  
Schloush/Shloush
Schmerling  
Schmidt   
Schmool   
Schneider
Schneiderovitch
Schoenwald
Schol
Scholberg   
Schonberg    
Schonfeld  
Schott
Schoual/Schual 
Schouela  Schouella  
Schouker/Schoukair
Schoulal/Schulal
Schperberg/Shperberg  
Schpira
Schpitalnik
Schual/Shual 
Schulman 
Schuster   
Schustermann  
Schutz
Schwartz
Schwarzmann  
Schwilly
Sciabbat   
Scialom
Sciama/Skiama/Sciamma
Sciuto
Sebag
Sebeo
Seberi
Sebony/Sebeoni/Siboni
Sebton
Sedaoui K
Sedri
Segal 
Segalevitz
Segre
Sehayck 
Seïd
Seidman/Zeidman
Selim
Semaha
Semess
Semha
Semhon/Simhon
Semo
Sergani   K
Serour/Sourour/Srour   
Seroussi
Serouya
Serry
Servi
Sesso /Siso/Sisso
Setbon
Seti   
Settayon
Setton
Severyne
Sevilla
Shabetai/Chabbatay/Chabbetay
Shabi
Shafferman
Shalom
Shama
Shamay
Shamma
Shammah
Shammay
Shamy  
Shapiro       
Shebar/Chehabar/Shehebar/Chehebar
Sheinfield
Shemesh
Shiloni/Shilony
Shimeon/Chimoon
Shmouklersky
Shoullal
Shroitman/Schroytman
Shulz/Szulz
Siahou  K
Sibeoni  
Sidaoui/Sedawi
Sidarous
Sideris
Sides
Sidi
Sidicaro
Sierra   
Signor/Senior/Sinior/Sinyor
Sigre
Silberman/n  
Silberstein  
Silberzweig
Siletski/Siletzky  
Silten 
Silver
Silvera
Silvia
Simantob
Simes?
Simha
Simon
Simsolo
Sinai
Sinelnikof 
Singer  
Siniha
Sion
Sisso  
Sitton/Sutton       
Sivilia  
Sivossian
Skiliar/Sklar/Skliar
Slakmon  
Slimovitch
Smaga
Smouha
Snejko  
Sobery
Sodri/Soudri/y/Sudry
Sofer/Soffer
Soliman
Solomons
Somekh
Sonsino
Soria
Soriano
Sornaga  
Souaya   
Soucare
Soued
Soueri/Soueiri/Souery/Sweiry
Souhami
Souri  
Sourour
Sousman/Sussman
Souss
Souva/Suva
Spahia
Spaner/Spanner   
Spector  
Spitzer 
Springer
Stambouli (Istambouli)
Staraselski/y  
Stein
Steinauer   
Steinberg
Steinhard/t
Stern
Stokvis
Stoliar  
Stoloff  
Stotland 
Strahalevitch/Strahilevitz  
Strologo  (della)
Strougo
Strussman  
Suares
Subotnik
Sudheim 
Sukkar    
Sullam
Sultan/Soltan
Sulzer
Surossansky
Sussmann  
Sverdlick/Sverdlich/Swerdlick/Swerdlik 
Tabah/Tabbakh/Altabbakh/Tabbah
Tabbouche
Tabet  
Tabib
Tadesse  
Tagger/Tagher
Tagliacozo
Tahhan/Tahan    K
Talarevitch/Talarovitz/Tallarevitch 
Talgham     
Talmid
Tam
Tamam/Tammam
Tambay
Tamches/Tameches  
Tamim
Tamin 
Tamman  
Tanami Mizrahi   
Tannenbaum/Tennenbaum
Tantaoui
Taraboulous
Taragano
Taranto/Tranto   
Tarica/Tarika
Tarrab
Tartacovsky/Tartakovsky
Tat
Taudot
Tawil
Tayeb
Tazartes/z   
Tchebiner  
Tcherniavsky
Tchitchek/Teitchek
Teboul  Aboul
Tedeschi/Tedesky
Telio  
Tella   ???
Temanlis
Temkin/Tomkin
Tendler
Teplitzky/Tiplisky/Tiplitsky/Tiplitzky
Tessoun
Teumim/Theomim/Theumim
Thon A
Tiano  
Tidhar
Tiegerman/Tigermann     
Tilleman  
Tillo
Tiring
Titanski
Titchenko/Tistchenco   
Tobie
Tocatly  
Toledano
Toledo  
Tomich
Tonis 
Toriel
Toros
Toueg
Toussieh
Toussoun
Towba
Toyster
Treves
Treves  
Tronga
Tscherniavsky  
Tueta
Tungsram  ???
Turkell/Turkel
Turko
Turner
Ungar
Urwand 
Usigli/ Usilly
Uzan 
Uziel
Vais
Valadji/Valadgi
Valencin/Valensin
Varadi 
Varon
Vaturi 
Velvart  
Venezia
Ventura
Verdnikoff
Verron
Versano/Bersano
Vidal
Vidon
Viladji
Vilensky
Vita/Vitta  
Viterbo
Vivante
Vladover
Vogel  
Voronof 
Vorsmann
Wagman
Wahba/e
Wahiche
Wahnounou
Waich/e
Waisel  
Waiss  
Waldman/n 
Wana/Wina   
Warshafsky 
Wazzan  
Wechler/Wexler
Weidenfeld  
Weiler  
Weill
Weinberg 
Weinberger  
Weinblatt   
Weinrich  
Weinstein
Weinstock  
Weintraub
Weiser   
Weiss
Weissmann   
Weizmann/n
Werber
Werman 
Werner
Wettenstein 
Wettstein   
Wexler 
Wilner/Willner   
Witman  
Wittenberg/Vitemberg
Wlodaver   
Wlodawer     H
Wolfensohn
Wolffsohn  
Wolkenstein 
Wolkovitz/Wolkowicz
Yachin/Yakin
Yacouboff  
Yacovel
Yadid
Yaffet K
Yahzet
Yaish
Yakar
Yallouz
Yamini
Yanir/Yannir
Yankelevitch
Yanni
Yanpolski   
Yarhi
Yassi/Jassy
Yassinevsky/Yassinovsky
Yayon    
Yedid 
Yedid Levy
Yehia
Yehrous/Yehros/s
Yeramitzky
Yocha
Yomzelevitz  ???
Yoshua
Yossonsky
Youdoff
Younes    K  
Zaafran 
Zaafrani/Zafrani
Zabella
Zacar/Zackar/Zaccar  
Zaccai/Zakai
Zaccot/Zacot
Zadicoff/Zadikoff  
Zagadi
Zagdoun
Zagha
Zaguri
Zaidenberg/Zaydenberg 
Zakaria     K 
Zaki
Zalberg
Zalka     
Zalta 
Zangho/Zanco
Zanzuri   
Zara   
Zaradel  
Zarahia/Zerahia
Zarb   
Zaretzky  
Zarmati
Zaroug/k
Zavaro
Zavel/Zavell 
Zayan/Zaayan
Zayets 
Zdanski/Y    
Zederfang????  
Zein
Zeitler  
Zeitouni   
Zekareya
Zeller   
Zelnick/Zelnik  
Zelonka   
Zenberg
Zetouni/Zeitouni
Zevi/y   
Ziegler 
Zilber  
Zilkha
Zimber   ???
Zimnavoda  
Zinati  
Zion
Zola    
Zonana
Zonenberg
Zouvi
Zuckerman/Zuckermann/Zukerman
Zuker

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About Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch

Jacob Rosen is an independent consultant in demographic mapping. Prior to his retirement in 2015, he was the Senior Counselor, Center for Political Research in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rosen is a veteran diplomat, having served as Israel’s ambassador to Jordan from 2006 to 2009. His other diplomatic posts include in Atlanta, New Delhi, Cairo, New York, London, and Hauge. In November 2002, he took up the post of Political Advisor for International Affairs to the Mayor of Jerusalem.He is a member of the executive of the International Institute of Jewish Genealogy.
Rosen was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel at the age of 9. He served in the IDF from 1966 to1969 and then went on to earn his B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University. He is fluent in Polish, Dutch, English, Arabic, and Hebrew and is the author of "Crossing the Jordan River: The Journeys of an Israeli Diplomat" (Atlanta, 2004).

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